SPIZELLA. — ZONOTRICHIl. 273 



Spizella pallida (Swains.). 



Spizella pallida, Baird, Brewer &■ Midgto. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 11 

 (1874) ; Ciiues, Birds N.- West, p. 148 (1874) ; Ridgw. Birds North 

 ^ Middle Amer. i. p. 324 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). 



Spizella pusio, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 666 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kaf. 

 Biersamml. p. 115 (1899). 



Three eggs of the Clay-coloured Sparrow closely resemble those 

 of S. socialis. They measure respectively : -64 by -5 ; -64 by -49 ; 

 •71 by -52. 



1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. ; 



2. Wisconsin, U.S.A. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq'. 



[P.]. 



Spizella breweri, Cassin. 

 (Plate XII. fig. 14.) 



Spizella pallida, Tar. breweri, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. 



p. 13 a874) I Coues, Birds N.- West, p. J51 (1874). 

 Spizella breweri, Bendire, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xix. p. 119 (1877); 



Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 379 (1886) ; Sharpe, 



Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 668 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 115 (1899); Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 327 



(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 308 (1909). 



The eggs of Brewer's Sparrow do not appear to differ in any 

 respect from those of S. socialis. Four examples measure "By 

 by -48. 



3. North America (Henshato Coll.). Salviii-Godman Coll. 



1. Eagle Lake, California, 5th July Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (/£ W. Henshaw). 



Genus ZONOTRICHIA., Swains. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys {Forster). 



Frirgilla leucophrys, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Tog. p. 395, tab. xxxiv. 



tig. 2, a-c (1845-54). 

 Zonotrichia leucophrys, Baird, Brewer Sr Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. 



p. 566 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 603 (1888) [part.]; 



Sharpe, Sandrl. v. p. 308 (1909). 

 Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrvs, Ridgw. Birds North Sr Middle 



Amer. i. p. 336 (1901). 



Eggs of the White-crowned Sparrow are of a broad oval shape 

 and moderately glossy. They are pale greenish-white, mottled with 

 brick-red and some underlying grey spots. The density of the 

 markings varies considerably, some eggs having the ground-colour 

 almost entirely concealed, whereas iu others it is plainly visible, 



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