90 



M0TACII,LrD,1<:. 



exhibit a large amount of gloss. They are extremely variable in 

 colour, and there are at least five types, all of common occurrence. 

 Eggs of the first type are greyish-white, very densely freckled all 

 over with greyish-brown ; in a second they are pinkish-white, 

 densely freckled all over with reddish-brown ; in a third they are 

 pale brown or greenish-white, spotted and clouded with two or 

 more shades of rich umber -brown and purplish-brown ; in a fourth 

 they are cream-colour, clouded with lilac and spotted and blotched 

 with purplish-red ; and in a fifth they are pale purplish-grey, 

 .s])otted and blotched, especially at the broad end, with deep choco- 

 late-brown and underlying lavender. Intermediate examples also 

 occur. Specimens measure from "7 to "9 in length, and from -G to 

 •65 in breadth. 



6, The Mound, S utherland, 25th May. 



2. Bauff. 



1. Banff. 



2. Crieff, Perthshire. 



4. England. 



5. Near Carlisle, Cumberland, June. 



4. Near Carlisle, 17tli June. 



6. Hagg Hill, Derwent, .3rd June. 



8. Durham ( W. B. Proctor). 



3. Alport, Derbyshire, 21st June. 



3. Alport, 23rd June. 



4. Hockering, Norfolk, SOth May 



{F. Norgute). 



4. Cambridgeshire. 



4. Downham, Cambridge, 4tli June 



(F. N.). 



6. Taplow, Berkshire. 



3. Wallingford, Berkshire. 



6. Churt, Surrey, May (Smithers). 



5. Churt, May (Smithers). 



3. Churt {Smithers). 

 5. Churt (Smithers). 

 5, Churt {Smithers). 



1. Fiuchlev, Middlesex (0. Sulvin). 



5. Finchley (O. S.). 



4. Finchley (0. «.). 



4. Finchley ( 0. S.). 



6. Finchley (0. S.). 



2. Manor House, Finchley (0. S.). 



5. Tilford, Kent. 



6. St. Mary Cray, Kent, IGth May. 



5. Monmouth, 1st June ( 7F. E. S.). 



W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. II. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Old Collection. 

 W. BadclilJe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. RadcliSe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm CoU. 



F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Mrs. Thomas [P.]. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Ci'owley Bequest. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Crowlej' Request. 



W. Badcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Badcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



