92 Vol. XXIV 
EGGS OF THE ALEUTIAN ROSY FINCH 
By JOSEPH MAILLIARD* 
WITH ONE PHOTO 
N CONNECTION with the interesting article upon the Aleutian Rosy Finch 
| (Leucosticte griseonucha) by Dr. G. Dallas Hanna, just preceding, I submit 
the following notes upon a series of the eges of this species. 
The size, shape, and the tint of the white of these eggs vary considerably, 
while, on careful examination, a good many more of them are marked by spots 
Fig. 33. FOUR SETS, FIVE EGGS EACH, AR- 
RANGED VERTICALLY, OF ALEUTIAN Rosy 
FINCH, SHOWING VARIATION IN SIZE AND 
SHAPE. 
or specks than is ordinarily supposed. For the most part these spots are of a 
yellowish or slightly reddish brown. Many are mere specks, some of which 
are so slight and faintly colored as to be barely perceptible without the aid of 
a magnifying glass, while other eggs show spots that are minute but strongly 
*Contribution No. 137 from the California Academy of Sciences. 
