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25453**. An egg probably referable to one of the Gavia? ; from 

 (Flf/.) the Lower Miocene of Weissenaii. Described and figured 

 by Becker, o^). cii. p. 6!), pi. iii. fig. 2. Accords closely 

 in size and contour with the egg of Larus ridihvndus. 



Purchased, IS-ti). 



118. A crushed egg ; from the Lower Miocene (Upper Oligocene) 

 of Puy-de-U6me. Agrees in size with the egg of the 

 Common Cormorant. Purchased. Before 1840. 



46343. An egg, with one side imperfect ; from the Lower ^Miocene 

 of Pont-du-Chateau (Puy-dc-D6me). This specimen is as 

 large as tlie egg of a domestic duck, and agrees with the 

 eggs of that group in the fine structure of the shell. It 

 is thus shown that it cannot belong to Phoenicopteriis or 

 the Ciconiidce, where the shell is either finely punctate or 

 rugose, Cunnington CoUection. Purcliased, 1875. 



29698. A crushed egg, in matrix, apparently similar to the pre- 

 ceding specimen ; from the Lower Miocene of Cournon 

 (Puy-de-D6mo). Croizet Collection. Purchased, 1348. 



27726. Five similar specimens ; from Cournon. 



Croizet Collection. 



27633. A similar specimen ; from Cournon. Croizet Collection. 



27833. The smaller extremity of a similar egg ; from the Lower 

 Miocene of Perignat (Puy-de-D6me). Croizet Collection. 



27726. A large crushed egg, in matrix; from Cournon. 



Croizet Collection. 



48172. Portions of large eggs, in matrix ; from the Middle Miocene 

 of Steinheim, Bavaria. They are too small for Pelecanus. 



Purchased, 187G. 



Feathers of Carinatje. 



A. 154. Slab of tufa showing the imperfect impression of a tail- or 

 wing-feather ; locality unknown. Xo histonf. 



42803. A split fragment of rock showing the two impressions of a 

 small body-feather ; from the Upper Miocene of (Euingen, 

 Switzerland. Van Breda Collection. Purchased, 1S71. 



