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Illustration of an Olive Finch (Arremon castaneiceps) egg, 25.3 × 18.3 mm
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Arremon castaneiceps

  • 25.3 × 18.3 mm (approx.)
Breeds in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

White, thickly speckled and blotched with chestnut and pale lavender, ill-defined cap at the broad end; slightly glossy.

Sources of information

Size
Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. 1912. Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum, vol. 5. London.
Description
Ogilvie-Grant 1912 (BM Egg Catalogue vol 5).
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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