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irregularly scattered over tliem, one of tliem having considerably more spots on it 

 than the others. These are the only eggs of this species that I ever foud that were 

 spotted. 



The eggs of the Gorvus Americanns (American Crow) are a dark olive green in color 

 marked with brown spots, containing six eggs in a set. Afriend of mine, who is an 

 enthusiastic collector, has a set of the eggs of this species, in his collection of a 

 rather peculiar color for this species. They are pale green in color, without any mar- 

 kings whatever on them. 



One of the eggs being considerably smaller in size than the remainder of the 

 set. The female being near by, he was fortunate enough to secure her also on a closer 

 examination she was found to be of a grayish white color, there being no dark fea- 

 thers in her plumage in other words, she would be called a partial ..Albino," can 

 it be possible that the absence of color in the plumage has any thing to do 

 with the peculiarity of color in the eggs'? The true color of the eggs of the Cyano- 

 citta cri stata (Blue lay) is olive drab covered with cinnamon spots very thickly. Two 

 sets of the eggs of this species that were secured in Texas were a light green 

 without markings. 



One set secured in the same locality had one egg, with a faint gray spot near 

 the large end of the egg, the remainder of the set were of the usual color and mar- 

 kings. These are the most note worthy instances, that have come under my olDser- 

 vation. Perhaps some of you may have had the pleasure, of observing-more and better 

 ones than these. 



