118 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



in the soutlicra half of tlie United States, from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific, excepting, perhaps, Florida. 



598. Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea. Eggs, 4 or 5, 

 ovalj pale bluish green, generally unspotted, but rarely dotted 

 with reddish brown ; .50 -f- .71 to .60 -|- -80. Nests placed in 

 bushes, composed of grass, leaves, etc. Breeds in the middle 

 and northern portion of the United States, in June. 



599. Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena. Eggs, indistin- 

 guishable from those of No. 598, and the nests and nesting 

 habits are similar. Breeds in Western United States, from 

 the plains to the Pacific, in May and June. 



600. Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor. Eggs, bluish 

 white, unspotted ; .55 -|- -75 to .58 -j- .78. Breeds in the 

 valley of the Lower Rio Grande, Texas, and Lower California, 

 southward, in May. 



G00«. Beautiful Bunting, Passerina versicolor pidchra. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds in Lower California and Western 

 Mexico. 



601. Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris. Eggs, 3 or 4, 

 rounded oval, ashy white, spotted and blotched with reddish 

 brown, lilac, and umber; .45 -}- .55 to .55 -j- .60. Nests 

 placed in trees, composed of grass, lined with horse-liair and 

 fine grass. Breeds in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 

 north to North Carolina and Southern Illinois, in May and 

 June. 



602. Sharpe's Seed-eater, Sporophila morelleti sharpei. 

 Eggs, undescribed. Nests open structures, composed of fine 

 roots and fibres, lined with horse-hair. Breeds in the valley 

 of the Lower Kio Grande, Texas, and southward to Costa 

 Rica, in May and June. 



603. Grassquit, JEuetheia hicolor. Eggs, 1 to 3, oval, 

 ashy white, spotted and dotted with rather pale reddish 

 brown, and resemble those of No. 563 ; .45 -|- .70 to .50 -|- 

 .72. Nests placed in trees ; they are globular structures, com- 

 posed of grass, leaves, and weeds, lined with finer material. 



