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FALCO SUBBUTEO, Linnseus. 

 HOBBY. 

 § 268. 0;^^.— From Herr J. G. W. Brandt's Collection (?). 



§ 269. 0;?^.— England (?). From Mr. J. Green's Collection, 

 1844. 



§ 270. Four. — Valkenswaard, North Brabant, 1851. 



[These eggs were sent to me direct from Holland, and Mr. WoUey had 

 them from me.] 



§ 271. 0^^.— Holland (?). From Dr. Frere's Collection, 1852. 



§ 272. 0^2^.— Strelley, Nottinghamshire (?). From Mr. Edge, 

 1856. 



This egg, with another, had been for many years in a case, with a 

 stuffed Hobby, at StreUey. Mr. Edge allowed me to take it out, and 

 gave it to me. The presumption is that the eggs were taken there, 

 with the bird. 



§ 273. ^m;o.— Sjovik, (Eland, 17 June, 1856. "J.W." 



Taken by myself in a wood near Knisa-moss, where the nest was 

 first found by Mr. Simpson on the 12th Jime. About noon of the 

 17th, I climbed up to it, and had an excellent look at the bird; but 

 there was only a single egg. It was a good-sized oak, just in full 

 leaf, or nearly so. The nest, in a firm fork, was lightly built of thorns 

 and twigs, and had a substantial lining of wool. About six o'clock p.m. 

 we came to the tree again, when the bird flew off crying. As I went 

 up, she went ofi" a second time, having evidently come on as we were 

 standing underneath. There were now two eggs in the nest, one so 

 warm as to have been undoubtedly just dropped. The same day I 

 climbed to another nest found by Mr. Simpson, which was also lightly 

 made of thorns. The next day I found a third nest, of similar structure, 

 but it had no eggs. Hobbies sail about after dragon-flies. 



