386 ICTERID-E. 



The eggs of De Filippi's Marsh-Starling closely resemble those 

 of T. miUtaris, but are somewhat smaller. Two specimens, how- 

 ever, differ remarkably from the others in being of a narrow 

 elongate oval form, and in being cream-colour, densely mottled all 

 over with pale chestnut-brown. Examples measure from -92 to 

 1-12 in length, and J'rom -68 to -78 in breadth. 



2. Argentine Eepublic, Oct. 



3. Argentine Republic, Oct. 



3. Argentine Bepublie, Oct. 



4. Argentine Republic, Oct. 

 1. [Argentine Republic] (Nehrkorn 



Coll.: Tristram Cull). 



A. H. Holland, Esq. [C 

 A. H. Holland, Esq. [C 

 A. H. Holland, Esq. [C. 

 A. H. Holland, Esq. [C. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Genus STURNELLA, Vieill. 

 Stnmella magna {Linn.). 



Sturnella magna, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 174 

 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 858 (1886) [part.] ; 8ah. ^ 

 Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 456 (1887) [part.] ; Bendire, 

 Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 4.58, pi. vi. figs. 20, 21 (1895) ; 

 Nelirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910) ; Skarpe, 

 .Hanci-/. V. p. 497 (1909). 



Sturnella magna magna, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 357 

 (1902). 



The eggs of the Meadow-Lark are generally of a broad oval 

 form and moderately glossy. They are white, speckled, spotted, 

 and blotched in some cases with pale chestnut-brown or pinkish- 

 brown, in others with dark chocolate-brown, and again in others 

 with a combination of the two colours. All have, moreover, 

 numerous underlying markings of pale lavender-grey. The mark- 

 ings, especially the larger ones, are generally densest on the broad 

 end of the egg, but they seldom form a well-defined zone or cap. 

 Some specimens are marked entirely with small spots, but the 

 majority have both spots and blotches. They measure from -91 to 

 V2 in length, and from '75 to '9 iu breadth. 



N. America. 



N. America (7". M. Brewer : Tris- 

 tram Coll.). 



N. America (/. H. Gurney : Tris- 

 tram Coll.). 



N. America {Smiths. Inst.). 



N. America (Henshaw Coll.). 



Minnesota, 21st May. 



6. Summerfield, Munroe Co., Michi- 

 gan, 5th May (J. Trombley). 



4. Pennsylvania (D. G. Elliot : Tris- 

 tram Coll.). 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salviu-Godman Coll. 

 W. Rftdclifi'e Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P-]- 

 Crowley Bequest. 



