1 6 The Irish Naturalist. October 



Rock-Pipit (Anthm obscurus). 



Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). 



Inch. Inch. Grains. 



174 x riS = 309 An English egg. 



Kingfisher (Alctdo ispidd). 



Tawny Owi, {Syrnium aluco). 



Inch. Inch. Grains. 



1 -8 x 1-62 = 685^ An English egg. 



MERLIN [Fatco ccsalon). Half hatched. 



Inch. Inch. Grains. Inch. Inch. Grains. 



173 x 125 = 338 r6 x 127 = 330 



1-64 x 127 = 328^ 1 -6 1 X 1-24 = 319 



SHAG ( Phalacrocorax graculus). 



Inch. Inch. Grains. Inch. Inch. Grains. 



(a) 272 x 1-56 = C32 (/;) 2-53 x i'53 = 8l 5 



2-26 x 1-52 = 815 2-41 x 1*5 = 755 



