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Sept., 1919 TWENTY-YEAR SERIES O1? EGGS O1? THE SIERRA JUNCO 185 7. Ground color white faintly tinged with Hchen-green (pl. IHIII). epotted and lightly blotched, very evenly over the entire surface, with vinaceous drab (pl. XLV) and hazel (pl. x?v), but principally the former color. The blending of these two colors, which are very closely intermixed, give? to the egg a pecu- liar "pinkish-red" effect. [Egg in set 38.] 8. Ground color white faintly tinged with lichen-green (pl. xxxIii), spotted and blotched principally around the larger end with vinaceous drab (pl. XLV). [Egg in set 53.] 9. Ground color white faintly tinged with lichen-green (pl. xxxi?i), finely spotted and blotched. principally around the larger end, with light vinaceous gray (pl. L). [Egg Of set 42.] 10. Ground color very pale lichen-green (pl. xxx?ii), scatteringly and sparsely marked (in fac? the marking? are so few that they can be counted) with tiny I

Fig. 36. THE TWENTY-YEAR SERIES OF E0?S OF THE S?RRA JUNCO, CONSIS?NO OF 75 S?S; scowls and spots of aniline black (pl. L). ?i6 i6 a ?e ty?. [Egg in set 30.] 11. Ve? p?e lich?-?n (pl. xxxm), unmarked. A ? ty?. [Egg of ?t 30.] ?y?es o? Marking.? 1. Unm?ked ?ave for a few ?catter? ?pots and ?c?wl-like ?pots. 2. Ob?c?ely washed and cloud? over the entire ?u?ce. 3. Spott? and finely blo?h?, princip?ly about the ?rger end. 4. Spotted and ?inely blotched ?er the ?tire ?u?e. 5. Heavly ?potted ?d blotched in a wrea? around the major end, ?e balance o? the ?urmce being ?most cl?r of mar?s.