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Illustration of a Southern Martin (Progne elegans) egg, 23.8 × 16.3 mm
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Progne elegans

  • 23.8 × 16.3 mm
Breeds in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile

Plain white.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 6 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 17. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 193.
Description
Oates & Reid 1903 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 3).
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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