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Puffinus kuhli, Dresm; Birds Eur. viii. p. 513 (1877) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 

 1885, p. 47; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 375 (1896) ; Grant, 

 Ibis, 1896, p. 47 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). 



The eggs of the Mediterranean Shearwater measure from 2-61 

 to 2-9 in length, and from 17 to 1-85 in breadth *. One specimen 

 possesses a considerable amount of gloss. 



1. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Cerbicali Islands, Corsica, 2nd June 



(J. Whitehead). 

 Cerbicali Islands, 2ad June. 

 Vacca, Sardinia, 26th May. 

 Islet of Filfla, oil' Malta, June {C. 



A. Wright). 

 Isle near Naxos, Cyclades, 17th June Seebohm Coll 



( T. Kriiper). 



J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 

 Lord Lilford [P.]. 

 Seebohm CoU. 



PuflBnus puffinus (Linn.). 



Puffinus anglorum, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voff. tab. 55. tig. 6 (1856-63) ; 

 He^vifsoti, Effffs of Brit. Bird,<i, ii. p. 514, pi. cxliv. %. i (1856) ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 517, part. (1876) ; Baird, Breicer ^ 

 Ridyw. Water Birds vY. Am. ii. p. 384 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. 

 Birds, iii. p. 420, pi. 56 (1885) ; Di.ron, Ibis, 1885, p. 94; Seebohm, 

 Egys of Brit. Birds, p. 72, pi. 20. fig. 1 (1896) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxv. p. 377 ( 1896). 



Puffinus puffinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). 



The eggs of the Manx Shearwater measure from 2-2-'5 to 2-5 in 

 length, and from 1'53 to 1"8 in breadth. 



Faroe Islands, I6th May {II.C.Miiller: 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Islands, 18th May {H. C. M. : 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Islands, 26th May {H. C. M. : 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 Fari;e Islands, 28th May {IL C. M. : 



Harijitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Ishmds, 2ud June {H. C. M. : 



Hari/itt Coll.). 

 FariJe Islands, 4th June {H. C. M. ; 



Hurqitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Islands, 6th June [H. C. M. : 



Ilargitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Islands, 10th June (//. C. M. : 



Ilnrqitt Coll.). 

 Fariie Islands, 12th June {H. C. M. ; 



Harnitt Coll.). 

 Shetland Islands (/. Hancock). 

 Orkney Islands. 

 Hoy, Orkney Islands, May 



(J. H. Dunn : Hargitt Coll.), 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Salvin-Godnian Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



* The eggs of this species figured by Tliieneinann are much sniiiUer than 

 any of those in tlie Collection. 



