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this species, these Ave, which so oloselj resemble the eggsof 

 Hi.- Kingbird, carry with then their own characteristics, de- 

 parting from the usual type and Btandingoul in bold relief 

 among the three bundredand seventy*flve eggs In the series. 



18. Harpoi'hynchus curviraatris palmeri. I'.\ i.mki.-'s 

 Tn i; ishbb. June 18, 1898. Oolleoted by Prioe and Wilbur, Ft. 

 Lowell, Ariz. Two fresh eggs; pale bluish, one almost immao- 

 iiintr, soanty markings barely perceptible, — the other is spar- 

 ingly dotted with line pin points of russet over entire surface. 

 Blliptioal ovate; .08 s .7. r > and L.02 x .77 inches. 



19. Heleod ytes brunneioapillus. OaotusWrbn. (Plate 

 i. No. lit. > June L0.1892. Oolleoted by Ray L. Wilbur, Riverside, 

 California. Three slightly Incubated eggs, very oddly colored; 



white, blotohed and dotted with cinnamon rufous, chest nut unci 

 beliotrope purple former predominating, almost wholly in a 

 well defined wreath around the larger ends; on two beooming con 

 fluent in i his respect , forming a solid band around the shell. Bl- 

 liptioal ovale; .lis \ .lis, .02 x .'is and .08 x .1)7 inch. 



20. Polioptlla cserulea. BLUE OBAY GNATOATOHER, 

 Ma> 18,1804. Oolleoted by J. barren Jacobs, Greune Oo., Pa. 

 h'i\ e slight ly Incubated eggs; four arc normally speckled chief- 

 ly in form Of ail irregular wreath around the larger ends with 

 line dots of lavender and vinaceous-rufous, and one is nearly 



Immaculate, having only a few indiatinot *lirii markings of faint 

 lavender, Blliptioal ovate; .54z.48, .66x i r >, .55z.44, .65z.46 and 



■ lix.lli inch. 



21. Morula miprratoria. A.MEBIOAN ROBHC. May 20, 1808. 

 Oolleoted near Waynesburg, Pa. An Interesting set had it been 



properly collected A hoy brought me the ncHt containing three 



eggs, stating t hat tin- Court h go1 broken. 01 the remaining eggs 



a heavily §p60kled one was so badly crushed that it could not he 



preserved; the t wo specimens now before me are quite like t \ pi- 

 oal Robin's eggs, except that one is thiohly dotted with fine specks 

 of faint yellowish brown; L.02z.78and l.07z.78 inoh. 



22. siuiia alalia. Bluebird. May2i,iK«>:*. collected by 



.1. Warren Jacobs, < Jrcene Co., I'a. Six e^gs, somewhat incubat 

 ed; purs irhilf, ovate and measure Six. (if), .82Z.64, .70Z.63, .703 

 ,89, Mix. 86 and .S7x.(il inch. This is a second laving, I having 

 taken I he first On A pril .'!<>, six highly incubated eggs of the pal- 

 est normal tint. 'The nest, winch was in a lone post in a meadow, 

 was used in previous years, but only once before did I find more 

 t ban flve eggs in it . 



23. Sialia Hialis. BLUBBZBD. May r >, 1884. Collected bj 

 .1. B. Oanfleld, Bridgeport, Conn., and secured from the B. II- 



