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Illustration of a Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) egg, 17.8 × 14.3 mm
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Passerina versicolor

  • 17.8 × 14.3 mm
  • Clutch: 2–5 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico, Guatemala

Pale blue or green, with variable amount of speckling and spotting.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 21 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Finches, Sparrows, and Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 237, Part 1, 1968), p. 134.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Varied Bunting, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
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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