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oval form, smooth, glossy, and of a cream-colour. Four examples 

 measure respectively: 2-51 by 1-71; 2-51 by 179; 2-7 by 17; 



2-78 by 1-78. 



3. Whio River, New Zealand, 31st Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



( T. H. Potts). 

 1. Lord Howe's Island. Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Family MERGIN.E. 



Genus MERGUS, Linn. 



Mergus albellus (Linn.). 



Mergus albellus, TAim Furtpflanz. t/es. Voq. tab. l.txxi. fig. 6 (1845-54) ; 

 Wolley, Ibis, 1859, p. 69 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 699 (1874); 

 Seehohm Sf Haroie-Brown, lids. 1876. p. 448 ; Seehohm, Brit. Birds, 

 iii. p. G36, pi. 67 (1885) ; id. Ei/gs of Brit. Birds, p. 58, pi. 15. tig. 4 

 (1896); Salmdori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 464 (1895) ; Sharpe, 

 Rand-l. i. p. 228 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 247 (1899). 



Mergellus albellus, Hume ^ Marshall, Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 293 (1880). 



The eggs of the Smew are of an elliptical or blunt oval form, 

 smooth, glossy, and of a pale cream-colour. They measure from 

 1-91 to 2-05 in length, and from 1-4 to 1-46 in breadth. 



6. Lapland, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Lapland, 8th June (y. Wolley). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Lapland, 20th June. Crowley Bequest. 

 9. Kola Peninsuln, North Russia Crowley Bequest. 



(Lieut. E. H. Sandeherg). 



3. R. Peichora, Lat. 66° N.,"6th June Seebohm Coll. 



( H. Seebohm SfJ. A. Hurvie-Brown). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Ural Mountains (Scbanaeff). Seebohm Coll. 



Genus LOPHODYTES, Edchenb. 



Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.). 



Mergus cueuUatiis, Thien. Furtpjlanz. yes. Voy. tab. Ixxxi. fig. 7 (1845- 

 54); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 633, pl. 67 (1885); id. Eygs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 57, pl. 16. tig. 1 (1896) ; Dressei-, Birds Eur. ix. 

 (Suppl.) p. 295 (1896). 



Lophodvtes cucullatus, Baird, Brewer ^ Ridgw. If'ater Birds N. Am. ii. 

 p. 121 (1884); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 468 (1895); 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 228 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 247 

 (1899). 



The eggs of the Hooded Merganser are somewhat spherical in 

 shape, very smooth, rather glossy, and of a creamy-whito or pale 

 cream-colour. They measure from 2 to 2-2S iu length, and from 

 1-65 to I'S in breadth. 



1. North America, 18th May {Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 

 Coll.). 



3. Jjabradcir. 29lh May. Crowley Reiiue.it. 



