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sent an Arab up, and obtained three eggs, two of C. comix, and 

 one much smaller and altogether different in size, shape, and 

 colour, which he called that of the "Abou ghraab" (" Father 

 of the Crow"). 



Jan. 27th. Three eggs of C. comix and one of C.glandarius in 

 the same nest, the young birds alive in the eggs. The difference 

 in the position of the toes was distinctly visible in them. A female 

 C glandarius shot in the same grove. Another nest was brought 

 to me, containing three young C. comix and one C. glandarius. 



Feb. 24th. Near Assouan (first capture), found three eggs of 

 C comix and one of C. glandarius ; and in the same grove ob- 

 tained four young C. glandarius, all of different ages, from as 

 many nests of C. comix. 



The same day, found two eggs of C. comix and one of C. 

 glandarius. 



Feb. 25th. Near Kom Ombos, found two eggs of C. glandarius 

 and one of C. comix, in the same nest ; and in another, three of 

 C. comix and one of C. glandarius. 



March 2nd. Esnek. Two eggs of C. comix and two of C. 

 glandarius (from the same nest) were brought to me to the boat ; 

 and the same day I found two young C. glandarius in one nest, 

 and two others in two other nests of C. comix. 



March 5th. Luxor. Found two eggs of C. glandarius and 

 two of C. comix in the same nest. 



March 5th. Karnak. Two eggs of C. glandarius in two nests 

 of C. comix. 



March 11th. Near Siout. Two young C.glandarius in nests 

 of C. comix (one of these is still alive, in my possession). 



March 16th. Three of C. comix and one of C. glandarius 

 brought to the boat. 



March 10th. Found an egg in a C. glandarius on dissection, 

 nearly ready for exclusion, the measurements of which coincided 

 with several of the above-mentioned eggs. 



In colouring and markings these eggs present the same 

 varieties as those described by the Rev. H. B. Tristram as found 

 by him in Algeria. 



I have not thought it necessary to particularize the instances 



