with shell markings of mouse, and olive-grey, overlaid with spots and 
blotches of olive-green and brown, a few spots of clove-brown at large 
end. Markings every where bold and distinct. Ovate. 1.73x1.24, 1.63 
xi.24. 1.72x1.23, 1.72x1.24. 
Set XLIII. — April 23, 1893. Ransom, Mich. Collected by E. Arnold. 
1 egg. Chromium-green. Spotted and blotched with olive-green and 
olive-brown. Ovate. 1.69x1.20. (Described by F. L. Burns.) 
Set XLIV. April 23, 1892. Cayuga Co., N. Y. Collected by John 
Minchin. 5 eggs. No 1. Chromium-green, with olive- and smoke- 
grey shell markings, very heavy and confluent over the large end ; heavily 
overlaid with olive-green markings. No. 2. Bice-green with same 
markings. No. 3. Bice-green, blotched and spotted heavily with olive- 
green and some clove-brown. Nos. 4 and 5. French-green, heavily 
marked with olive-green, overlaid with blotches of olive-brown and specks 
of clove-brown. A very dark set. Almost sub-pyriform. 2.03 x 1.33. 
1 72 x 1 16, 1.68x1.14, 1.65x1.16, 1.68x1.12. (Described by F. L. Burns.) 
Set XV April 23, 1893. Ransom, Mich. Collected by E. Arnold. 4 
eggs 3 eggs French-green, blotched and spotted with olive-green, over¬ 
laid with heavy markings of clove-brown. No 3. Showing a few shell 
markings of olive-grey. General appearance is bottle-green. No. 4. 
Light glaucous-green with numerous shell markings of olive-grey, sparse- 
ly spotted and blotched with raw-umber and clove-brown. 1.77x1.21, 
1.73x1.23. 1.68x1.21, 1.58x1.21. (Described by F. L. Burns.) 
Set XLVI. May 7, 1893. Ransom, Mich. Collected by 1 C. Arnold. 
5 eggs 4 eggs light French-green, with shell markings of olive-grev ; 
thickly and evenly spotted and blotched with olive-green, olive- and clove- 
brown. No. 5. Glaucous-green, with olive-grey shell markings, spotted 
and blotched with olive-green, olive- and clove-brown, principally at large 
end. 4 eggs very dark, one light. Ovate. 1.70x1.21, 1.69x1.22, 1.70 x 
1.2r, 1.70 x 1.22, 1.71 x 1.21. (Described by F. L. Burns.) 
Set XLVII. May 5, 1893. Clear Creek. Jefferson Co., Colo. Col¬ 
lected by Frederick M. Dille. 6 eggs. Ground color intense green 
(French-green). Markings heavy and distinct of olive-green and brown. 
One egg streaked and one marked around smaller end. 1.60 x 1.12, 1,(12 
1.12, 1.64x1.17, 1.59x1.13. 1.72x1.14, 1.65x1.14. 
Set XLVIIl April 21. 1891. Lansingburgh, N. Y. Collected by 
Harvey C. Campbell 5 eggs 4 eggs sage-green, clouded heavily with 
olive-grev and spots of olive-green. No. 5. Pale bluish-green, thickly- 
spotted and blotched with olive-green, olive-brown and mouse-grey. 1.67 
x 1.14, 1.69 x 1.13, 1.54 x 1.14, 1.64 x x. 12, 1.70 x 1.14. 
Set X LX I April 17, 1892. Lansingburgh. N. Y. Collected by Harvey 
