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British Long-tailed Titmouse, Aegithalus candatus roseus (Blyth) [Acrediila 



candata]. — One egg 14 x 11 — weight 05. 

 Whitethroat, Sylvia communis Latham [5. cinerea]. — Average of 9 eggs 



1 7 • 72 X 13- 49— weight • 0955 . 

 Garden- Warbler, 5. simplex Latham [5. hoytensis']. — Average of 3 eggs 



i^J3Xi4-6 — weight 123. 

 Blackcap, 5. atricapilla [lAnn.). — Average of 4 eggs 19 -35x14 -65 — 



weight 125. 

 Grasshopper- Warbler, Locustella naevia (Bodd.). — Average of 2 eggs 



17 75 x 14-25— weight -I. 

 Sedge-Warbler, Acrocephulus schoenohaenus (Linn.) [A. phvagmitis]. — 



Average of 2 eggs i6-35x 12-9 — weight 075. 

 Willow-Warbler, Phylloscopus tvochilus (Linn.). — Average of 6 eggs 



I4-83X 12 15 — weight -059. 

 Wood-Warbler, P. sibilatrix (Bechst.). — One egg 17 7x12 -2 — weight 



•071. 

 Chiffchaff, P. collyhita (Vieil.) [P. nifus\. — Average of 4 eggs 15 -6 x 12 -3 — 



weiglit 07. 

 Missel-Thrush, Turdus viscivonis Linn. — Average of 15 eggs 31 -32 



(29-8-34-5)x 2211 (20-23 -8)— weiglit 4566. 

 British Song-Thrush, T. musiciis clarkii Hart. [7\ musicus']. — Average of 



26 eggs 27-31 (24-29-5)x 20-6 (19-5-22-5)— weight -3615. 

 Blackbird, T. mentla Linn. — Average of 18 eggs 30 23 (26-33) x 21 -65 



(19-25)— weight -44. 

 Ring-Ousel, T. torquatus Linn. — Average of 4 eggs 29 -Sx 21-88 — weight 



•4325- 

 Redstart, Pboenicurus phoenicHVus (Linn.) [Ruticilla phoenicnviis]. — Average 



of 2 eggs I8-75X 13-45 — weight -o. 

 British Redbreast, Evithacus rubecula melophilns Hart. [/.£. riibecula]. — • 



Average of 9 eggs 19-78X 15-39 — weight -15. 

 Stonechat, Saxicola vubicola (Linn.) {Pvatincola ntbicold]. — Average of 



4 eggs I9-37X 14-1— weiglit -105. 

 Whinchat, S. rubeira (Linn.) [P. nibetva]. — Average of 2 eggs 18-65X 14 — 



weight -11. 

 Wheatear, Oenanthe oenauthe (Linn.) {^Saxicola oenanthe]. — Average of 



4 eggs 20-35X 15 - 17— weight -1375. 

 Hedge-Sparrow, Accentor moditlaris (lAwn.). — Average of 12 eggs 20 29 



(]9-22)xi4-3 (13-7-15)— weight -133. 

 Irish Dipper, Cinclus cinclus hiberniciis Hart. [Cinclus aquaiicus]. — Average 



of 2 eggs 26 X 18 — weight 24. 

 Wren, Tvoglodydes tvoglodydcs (Linn.) [Troglodydcs parvidus']. — Average 



of 6 eggs 16 • 33 X 12-45— weight -075. 

 Spotted Flycatcher, Musicapa griseola Linn. — Average of 7 eggs iS-ogx 



13-84 — weight -1. 

 Swallow, Hintndo nistica Linn. — Average of 5 eggs i9-G4X 13-8 — weight 



•104. 

 Martin, Delichon itrbica (Linn.) \Chelidon urbica]. — Average of 3 eggs 



19-5x13-93 — weight -1066. 



