1873.] 109 [Brewer. 



from the ground. It was quite flat, and resembled the usual nests of 

 the curvirostris. It contained two eggs, which were quite fresh. 

 These eggs are essentially different in their ground color and mark- 

 ing from those of every other member of this genus except H. cin- 

 ereus, and these they only very slightly resemble. They have a 

 ground of a light and rather brilliant clay color, or grayish white, ■ 

 marked chiefly around the obtuse end with large and well marked 

 dashes of reddish-brown, and a brownish lilac. They are oblong oval 

 in shape, and nearly equally rounded at either end. They measure 

 1.10 inches in breadth by .75 of an inch in breadth. They have a 

 strong resemblance to the eggs of Pyrrliuloxia simtata (Bon.). 



Myiadestes townsendi. Townsend's Flycatcher. 



The nest was found May 24th, 1872, built in a low tree. It was a 

 shallow, nearly flat structure, and contained two eggs. These eggs 

 are of very peculiar and well marked characteristics, resembling no 

 other egg that I can now call to mind. They are of an oblong oval 

 shape, tapering slightly towards one end, and measure, one .90 of an 

 inch in length by .62 in breadth, the other .90 by .70 of an inch. 

 Their ground color is a dull white, slightly timed with green, and 

 strongly marked over the entire egg with small, but distinct spots of 

 a dark purplish brown, so dark as to be only distinguishable from 

 black in a strong light. Interspersed with these markings are other 

 fine dottings, less distinct and of a lighter shade, and of a dark slate 

 color, with a slight reflection of lilac. The nest and eggs closely 

 correspond with a nest and its contents, taken by Dr. Cooper. 



Carpodacus cassinii. 



A nest w r ith four eggs of this bird was taken May 31st. It was 

 built in a cactus. These somewhat resemble the eggs of the common 

 C. purpureas, but are smaller. They have a ground of a light bluish 

 green, and are marked with a few blackish, or dark brown, spots 

 about the larger end. They have an oval shape, and measure .80 of 

 an inch in length by .56 in breadth. 



Peucsea capalis (Cones). 



This is a new species discovered by Capt. Bendire, in Arizona, and 

 described by Dr. Cones. The nest, containing four eggs, was found 

 Sept. 11th, 1872. It was built in a small mesquite tree, four or five 

 feet from the ground. The eggs, like all the others of this genus, so 

 far as known, are pure white, with the slightest tinge of blue, are 

 nearly globular in shape, measuring .70 of an inch by .60. 



