68 TEOeLODTTIDJS. 



Genus THRYOTHORUS, Vieill. 



Thougt the eggs of this genus vary slightly in size, and more so 

 in the amount and intensity of the sui-face-markings, they bear a 

 strong resemblance one to the other. The grounds-colour is of a 

 dull or creamy white, either thinly dotted or densely mottled with 

 shades of pinky brown, sometimes evenly distributed, more often 

 collected towards the larger end, and occasionally forming a well- 

 defined zone or cap. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus {Lath.). 



Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. ludovicianus, Baird, Brewer 8r Ridgw, 



N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 142 (1874). 

 Thryothorus ludovicianus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 221 (1881) ; 



Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 80 



(1903). 



The eggs of the Great Carolina Wren are of a broad oval shape, 

 and are dull or rather glossy. On a creamy-white ground they 

 are spotted and blotched with pale chestnut, dark reddish brown, 

 and lilac, and there is a well-marked and rather handsome 

 zone at the larger end. They measure from -72 to -78 by from 

 •56 to -59. 



1. North America (Senshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



2. New Jersey, 15th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



Thryothorus berlandieri, Baird. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. berlandieri, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. 



' N. Amer. Birds, i. pp. 141, 144 (1874). 

 Thryothorus berlandieri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 222 (1881) ; id. 

 Hand-l. iv. p. 80 (1903). 



The three eggs of Berlandier's Wren have the markings distributed 

 evenly over the whole surface, and most nearly resemble eggs of 

 T. grenadensis. They measure "72 to "73 in length, and "55 in 

 breadth. 



3. Texas (D. G. Elliot : Tristram, Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Thryothorus miamensis, Ridgw. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. miamensis, Ridgw. Amer. Nat. ix. p. 469 



(1875). 

 Thryothorus miamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 222 (1881) ; 



Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Handnl. iv. p. 81 (1903). 



. The single egg of Maynard's Wren in the Collection is of a 

 blunt oval shape, creamy white, rather thickly covered with speckles 

 and small blotches of pale reddish brown and lavender-grey, which 

 are perceptibly thicker round the crown. It measures -74 by -bd. 



1. Tampa, Florida, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



