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Helminthophila celata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 244 (1885) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 88 (1899). 

 Vermivora celata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 98 (1900). 



The eggs of the Orange-crowned Warbler are of a broad oval 

 shape and slightly glossy. They are white, somewhat densely 

 speckled and spotted with reddish -brown, lilac, and lavender, 

 especially at the broad end. Three specimens measure respectively : 

 68 by -51 ; -63 by -5 ; -66 by -51. 



2. Oregon. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Vancouver Island. Crowley Bequest. 



Vermivora mbricapilla ( Wils.). 



Ilelminthophaga ruficapilla, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. 



p. 196 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 115 



(1880). 

 Helminthophila ruficapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 242 (1885) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899). 

 Vermivora rubricapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 99 (1906). 



Two eggs of the Nashville Warbler are of a pointed oval form 

 and but very slightly glossy. One specimen is white, profusely 

 speckled, especially at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lilac. 

 The other is also white, but is marked, almost entirely at the broad 

 end, in the shape of a broad irregular wreath, with spots and small 

 blotches of rich purplish-brown and lavender. They measure 

 respectively : -62 by -47 ; '65 by -48. 



2. Belmont, Massachusetts (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Coll.}. 



Genus PARULA, Bonap. 



Parula amsricana (Linn.). 



(Plate III. figs. 4 & 5.) 



Parula americana, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 208 

 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 47 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. 

 Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 119 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 

 p. 256 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899) : Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. v. p. 100 (1906). 



Eggs of the Parula Warbler are of a pointed oval shape, with 

 little or no gloss. They are white, finely speckled and blotched, 

 chiefly at the broad end, with pale red, lilac, and lavender ; and 

 there are also a few markings of deep reddish-brown scattered 

 about the shell. They measure from -66 to '69 in length, and 

 from -48 to -5 in breadth. 



4. Buffalo, New York, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



