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52 THE CONDOR Vol. XX!
color at the larger end. The density of the spotting varies individually among the eggs. (See fig. 13.) The seven eggs show but very slight variation in size. The measurements average .52x.40 inches. 3 Fig. 15. SET NO. 1, BaowN CREEPER; NO. 2, MEXICAN CREEPER; NO. 3, ROCKY MOUNTAIN CREEPER; NO. 4, CALIFORNIA CREEPER; NO. 5, SIERRA CREEPER. Photo by J. D. liggins So far as I am aware, this set is the first to be taken in Colorado and since it completes the genus as represented in our collection of eggs, I submit a pho- tograph of the eggs of the five subspecies for comparison. (See fig. 15.) Dever, Colorado, November 25, 1918.
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