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 IV.— Abnormal Size and Shape. 



65. Larus franklinii. Fra.nki.ix's Gull. — June 8, 1896. 

 Collected by Edwin S. Bryant, Sweet Water Lake, Ramsey Co., 

 N. Dak. Abnormally long narrow specimens, two in number; in- 

 cubation begun. Cylindrical ovate; 2.38x1.37 and 2.32x1.38 

 inches. 



66. Phalacrocoras dilophus. Double-crested Cormo- 

 rant.— June 18, 1897. Collected by Edwin S. Bryant, Sweet 

 Water Lake, N. Dak. Two slightly incubated eggs; soiled blu- 

 ish white, almost completely covered with a thick coat'ng of 

 chalky deposit. One appears normally elliptical ovate, bat un- 

 usually large, while the other is a long narrowly drawn out, cylin- 

 drical ovate specimen; 2.28x1.48 and 2.76x1.42 inches. 



67. Anas strepera. Gadwall.— Jui e 24, 1S97. Collected 

 by Edwin S. Bryant, Island in Devil's Lake,N. Dak. Eight eg£S, 

 one of which is an oval shaped runt. Creamy-buff; normal speci- 

 mens are elliptical ovate; 2.08x1.48, 2.00x1 47, 2.11x1.50, 2.08x1.49, 

 2.07x1.49, 1.92x1.46, 2.03x1.49 and I.SSx.1. 12 inches. 



68. Spatula clypeata. Shoveler.— May 18, 1897. Col- 

 lected by Edwin S. Bryant, near Giand Harbor, Ramsey Co., N. 

 Dak. Nine fresh eggs, one of which is a runt — elliptical- Creamy 

 buff, with a greenish hue, normal specimens are ellir tical ovate 

 in shape; 2.11x1.47, 2.11x1.46, 2.04x1.47, 2.07x1.44, 2.10x1.43, 2.03x 

 1.45, 2 12x1.46, 2.03x1.48 and 1.56x1.05 inches. 



69. Tantalus loculator. Wood Ibis. (Plate III, No. 69). 

 —April 9, 1896. Collected by A. M. Nicholson, Mud Lake, Orange 

 Co., Fla. Five eggs, exhibiting & wonderful variation in size mid 

 shape. One is a, runt, oval in shape and measures 1.69x1.35 

 inches; unother is ovate in shape, except that the tbellc/co/s to 

 one side in its tapering to the small end; the inward kink being 

 on the side where a narrow band of deep pittings extend halfway 

 around the shell, 2.40s.7 .?.'> ; the third approaches the fusiform 

 shape, and has a noticeable kink toward one end, 2.68xl.S5 inches; 

 the fourth and fifth are oval in shape and somewhat under aver- 

 age size in long diameter, 2.30x1.70 and 2.35x1.75 inches. 



70. Ardea exilis. Least Bittern.— June 15, 1895. Col- 

 lected by Julius Wendler, Rice Lake, Goodhue Co., Minn. Two 

 fresh eggs; normally pale biut'sh-green; one is elliptical oval in 

 shape and normal in size, while the other is a small spherically 

 shaped runt. 1.15x.88 and .77x.6'7 inches. 



71. Ardea caerulea. Little Blue Heron.— April 28, 1895. 

 Collected by E. A. Mcllhenny, Avery's Island, La. Six fresh 

 eggs, clear bluish-green (very nearly glaucous-green). Five are 

 of typical size and shape and one is a runt, spherical in appear- 



