264. THe Witson BULLETIN—Nos. 16-77. 
1.89x1.50, heavily clouded with lavender and pale heliotrope purple, 
particularly about the small end, nearly concealing the ground 
color, also sparingly washed with vinaceous cinnamon, with one 
blotch and a few dots of chestnut. Ovate to oval. 
Set. VIII. Carver, Mass., May 26, 06, col. A. © Bent, white 
pine, 24 ft. Dull white. 1.95x1.52, heavily blotched, principally 
about the larger end, in an irregular and open pattern, with cinna- 
mon, overlaid with spots of burnt umber and chestnut. 1.93x1.50, 
nearly covered with small dots, confluent into blotches and con- 
cealing the ground color of the larger end, of russet, overlaid with 
spots of burnt umber and washed at the large end with bright 
vinaceous-rufous. 1.92x1.50, uniformly spotted with lavender gray, 
and sparingly with russet and chestnut. Ovate to oval. 
Set IX. Berwyn, Pa., May 11, ’88, col. F. lL. Burns, chestnut, 
838 ft. Cited as deposited. White. 1.96x1.54. speckled and spotted 
over the entire surface, blotched at smaller end, with mummy 
brown; on the smaller end the blothes are laid on so ‘heavy in 
places as to appear deep vandyke brown. 1.88x1.65, infinitisimal 
dots and specks over surface, assuming an almost solid stippled- 
like appearance on minor third, all of a walnut brown. This flea- 
bitten semblance gives the ground a creamy-white look whenever 
visible. 1.88x1.60, under shell markings gathering at the minor 
end. A few surface markings of mars brown. This egg is of the 
type illustrated by Bendire in fig. 12. 
Set X. Monroe, Ct. May 15, ‘05, col. H. W. Beers, chestnut, 
40 ft. Dead white. 1.90x1.56, spotted and blotched with mars brown, 
the centers of the largest splotches suggesting burnt umber, con- 
fluent in broad band just back of middle and extending almost to 
base. 1.91x1.51, heavily stained about smaller end with chocolate, 
overlaid with walnut, scattering irregularly to base in detached 
spots. <A richly marked set of the most frequent type. Ovate 
Dese. by F. L. B. 
Set XI. Monroe, Ct.. May 24, °06, col. H. W. Beers. chestnut, 
25 ft. Pale greenish-white. 1.92x1.49, a band of vandyke brown 
confluent blotches centered with the darker seal brown, forming 
a cap about larger end and has the appearance of having been 
so thin a stain and the shell so absorbent that it spread and 
blurred as upon blotting paper, the color regularly punctured with 
minute bubble-like dots showing the ground color beneath. Two- 
thirds of the shell unspotted. 1.94x1.58, desultorily smeared in 
blotches about larger half with clove brown, which appears half 
obliterated as from a wash before wholly dry. Most of the shell 
unspotted entirely. A unique set. Ovate. Dese. by F. lL. B. 
