Hypoedaleus guttatus
- 28.8 × 21.5 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
White, streakily blotched and spotted with two shades of rich brownish purple, with scrawls and hairlines; moderately glossy.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 6 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 14. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 45.
- Description
- Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3); supporting: Nehrkorn 1899 (Katalog der Eiersammlung).
- Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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