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52. Ampelis cedroruni. Cedar Waxwing. (Plate II, 

 No. 52).— July 9, 1893. Collected by J. \V. Kitt, 9 n iles north of In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., and secured from the Geo. W. Dixon Collection, 

 Watertown, N. Dak. Two normal and two runt eggs; normally 

 greenish stone, marked with numerous dots, blurs and specks 

 of black, vandyke brown and lilac-gray, noticeably thickest on 

 largest half of shell. Ovate; .39x.63, .82x.61, .59X..46 and .51X..48 

 inch. 



53. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo.— June 13, 1895. 

 Collected by C. F. Stone, Branchport, N. Y. Three fresh eggs; 

 white, marked chiefly in form of ring around the larger end, 

 with black and burnt umber specks and pin points. Ovate; .79x 

 .56, .78x.54 and .6&X..46 inch. 



54. Geothlypis formosa. Kentucky Warbler.— May 

 19, 1895. Collected by J. Warren Jacobs, near Waynesburg, Pa. 

 Five fresh eggs; four normal and one runt; white with a slight 

 creamy tint, heavily speckled, chiefly in form of a wreath on 

 the larger end, with bright cinnamon-rufous, heliotrope purple 

 and pale lavender. Runt contained no yolk. Ovate; .76x.58, .73x 

 .56, .72x.55, .69x.54 and .59X.45 inch. 



55. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. 

 (Plate II, No. 55).— June 2, 1894. Collected by J. Warren Ja- 

 cobs, near Waynesburg, Pa. Three slightly incubated normal 

 eggs and one infertile runt {yellowish vein intermixed with the 

 white contents) ; white, normally marked with specks, dots, 

 small blotches and hair lines of black, vandyke brown, heliotrope 

 and pale lavender, chiefly in form of an irregular wreath around 

 the larger end of the normal specimens, and confined to a circu- 

 lar patch on the runt. Ovate; .73x.54, .77x.53, .76x.54 and w '/x..;.' 

 inch. 



56. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrasher.— May 19, 

 1897. Collected by Isaac E. Hess, near Philo, 111. Four eggs; 

 three normal, in which incubation was advancing, and one infer- 

 tile runt; white, with a slight greenish tint, almost completely 

 covered with fine dots of cinnamon and faint ecru drab. Ellip- 

 tical ovate; 1.10x.78, l.lOx.77, 1.10x.79 and .96X.S9 inches. 



57. Harporhynchus bendirei. Bendire's Thrasher. 

 (Plate II, No. 57).— May 29, 1896. Collected by FTank Bennett, 

 Maricopa Co., Ariz., and secured from the R. A. Campbell Col- 

 lection, Tucson, Ariz. Four fresh eggs; three normal and one 

 runt; faint bluish-white, marbled and blotched with ecru drab 

 and pale lavender, chiefly on the larger half of shell. Ovate; 

 .99x.7.">. 97\.7t, .98X.73 and .81X.66 inch. Runt contained no yolk. 



58. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren.— May 18, 1896. 



