ICTKEUS. 3gg 



Icterus buUocki (Swains.). 



Icterus bullocld, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 339 (1865) • 

 Maird, Bveiver ^ Midgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 199 (1874) • 

 Bennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geoijr. Surv. Terr. iv. p 25 (1878) • sd 

 Cat. Birds B.M, xi. p. 365 (1886); Salv. ^ Godm. Biol. Cenfr.- 

 Amer. Aves, i. p. 462 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, 



n JJ^m"^ ' ^o ,V';I'^-,'A^"~^'^ ^1^*^'^) ' ^'^'■''- •^««- Eiersamml. p. 101 

 *^^®i^^)' ?/J^^^ (^^^°^ = ^'■'^H"'- ^"'^ ^°'-th Sr Middle Amer. ii. 

 p. 314 (1902) ; Sharpe, liand-l. v. p. 498 (1909). 



The eggs of Bullock's Hangnest are very similar to those of 

 1. haltimore already described. In three specimens in the serie.3, 

 the system of lines at the broad end of the egg is very intricate', 

 and in two others the lines are fewer or alt.ogether absent at that 

 part. Specimens measure from -81 to 1 iu length, and from -6 to 

 ■67 in breadth. 



1. North America (SmAAs. /rts;;.). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



3. British Columbia, July (/. K. N. Araer. Boundary Comm. 



Lord). 



1. Salt Lake City, Utah, 27th May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{R. Ridgicay : Henshaio Coll.). 



2. California {T. U. Breioer : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



tram Coll.). 

 6. Los Angeles, CaHfornia, 6th June W. EadcHtfe Saunders, Esq. 

 {A. Hunter). [P.]. 



Icterus spurius {Linn.). 



Icterus spurius, Baird, Breiver ^ Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 190 

 (1874) ; ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 366 (1886) ; Salv. ^ Godm. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 464 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. 

 Amer. Birds, ii. p. 479, pi. vii. tigs. 3-5 (1895) ; Nelirk. ICat. JEier- 

 samml. p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910) ; Ridfiio. Birds North ^- Middle 

 Amer. ii. p. 275 (1902) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 499 (1909). 



Icterus spurius aifinis, Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr. y. 

 p. 397 (1879). 



The eggs of the Orchard Hangnest are of a pointed oval shape 

 and somewhat glossy. They are greyish-white or faint bluish- 

 white, marked, chiefly on the broader half of the egg, with spots, 

 small blotches and hieroglyphic-like streaks of black, purplish- 

 brown and lavender. The eggs of this species lack entirely the 

 long and intricate tracery of lines to be found on the eggs of 

 /. haltimore and I. buUodci. The few lines present are all com- 

 paratively short. Specimens measure from -8 to -9 in length, and 

 from -58 to -6 in breadth. 



4. North America. W. KadcliflFe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.J. 

 4. North America (Smiths. Inst). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



