| | × 1.07 inches | | | | | 32 (o) | ave. 1-1/4 inches | Force (1930:38); | | | Oklahoma | | | | 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, | ave. 28.3 mm. | Cahn (1937:193); | 19, 19, 21, 22, 23, | (217 eggs) | Illinois | and 25; ave. 18 | | | | | | 12 (o), 26 (o), 24 | 22.0 to 28.5 mm. | Breckenridge | (n), and 30 (n) | | (1944:187); Minnesota | | | | 21 (o) | 24 to 27.8 (ave. | Conant (1951:160); | | 25.6 mm.) × | Michigan | | 25.8 to 29 (ave. | | | 27 mm.) | | | | | 22 (n), 22 or | | Hedrick and Holmes | 23 (n) | | (1956:126); Minnesota | | | | 25 (n) | ave. 24 × 25.2 | Gehlbach and Collette | | mm. | (1959:142); Nebraska | | | | 17 (n) | | Breckenridge | | | (1960:284); Minnesota -----------+---------------------+-------------------+----------------------- _muticus_ | | about 22 mm. | Agassiz (1857, pl. 7, | | | fig. 21); nat. size. | | | | 21 | about 20 mm. | Hurter (1911:249); | | | Missouri | | | | 4, 12, 13, 16, 21, | ave. 2.3 cm. and | Muller (1921:182); | 22, 26, and 33, all | 7 gms. | Iowa | (n); ave. 22 | | | | | | 18 to 22, maximum | ave. 22.6 mm. | Cahn (1937:183); | 31 | (116 eggs) | Illinois | | | | 93 from 5 nests, | variable--largest | Goldsmith (1945:449); | ave. 18.6; 10, 10, | _ca._ 1-3/8 | Iowa | 16, 17, 17, 19, 21, | inches, smallest | | 21, 22, 22, 31, all | less than one | | (n), ave. 18.7 | inch. | -----------+---------------------+-------------------+-----------------------