96 EGGS OF NOliTH M ERIC AN BIRDS. 



North America and Southern Canada to the plains, in April in 

 Florida, in May in the Middle States, and in June in New 

 England and Canada. 



501 «, Mexican Meadow-lark, Sturnella magna mexicana. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No, 501, and the nesting 

 habits are similar. Breeds in the valley of the Lower Rio 

 Grande, Texas, and Arizona, southward. 



5016. Western Meadow-lark, Sturnella magna neglecta. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from tliose of No. 501, and tlie nests 

 and nesting liabits are similar. Breeds in Western United 

 States, from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, west to the 

 Pacific coast, in April and May. 



502. Troopial, Icterus icterus. Eggs, reddish drab, spotted, 

 blotched, and lined with purplish brown ; .85 -}- 1.00 to .88 -)- 

 1.10. Extralimital ; breeds in the West Indies, where it has 

 been introduced, and in Northern South America; accidental 

 at Charleston, South Carolina. 



503. Audubon's Oriole, Icterus aiiduhoni. Eggs, 4 or 5, 

 oval, pale purplish, spotted and dotted, ill defined markings 

 of purple, and with dots and zigzag lines of dark purple, dark 

 brown, and black; .70 -\- .90 to .72 -f .92. Breeds in the 

 valley of the Lower Rio Grande, Texas, and southward, in 

 May. 



504. Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum. Eggs, 3 or 4, 

 oblong oval, bluish Avhite, spotted and dotted with purplish 

 brown and black ; .62 -|- .88 to .65 -f- .90. Nests open, scarcely 

 pendulous, composed of moss and grass woven rather loosely 

 together. Breeds along the southern border of the United 

 States, from Texas to Lower California, and southward, in 

 May. 



505. Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus. Eggs, 3 or 4, oval, 

 white, spotted, blotched and marbled, and marked with dashes 

 and zigzag lines of purple, brown, and black, usually more 

 thickly on the larger end. Nests, rather open, yet pendulous, 

 composed of moss, grass, etc., woven firmly together, placed in 



