Concerning Spotted Eggs of the Lark Bunting
Concerning Spotted Eggs of the Lark Bunting
I have had some inquiry lately for "eggs of the lark bunting which are marked" and I would state: that from my register I find I am responsible for 47 sets and in the lot there has been but two sets of spotted eggs. The marks are not many, nor very large, but sufficient to make a pretty effect. They are of a reddish brown and mostly about the larger end of the egg. Some eggs have a few spots scattered from end to end. There is also the "under markings" and a few wavy lines of color, "blackbird style." The spots will not smear while cleaning the egg, and at this late date they cannot be scrubbed off with warm water and soap. One of these sets I am keeping from the sunlight in my cabinet, and the other is safe in the case of J. H. Flanagan, Providence, R. I. I have had many eggs of the lark bunting and mountain bluebird, which could not be distinguished from each other.
FRED M. DILLE
Longmont, Colo.
