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Illustration of a Yucatan Bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) egg, 30.3 × 23.2 mm
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Colinus nigrogularis

  • 30.3 × 23.2 mm
Breeds in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Pale buff to white; very small dark specks sometimes present.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 14 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 5. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 266.
Description
Johnsgard, P.A. 1973. Grouse and Quails of North America. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Black-throated Bobwhite chapter.
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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