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I ascertained that Mr. R. Goebel's collection, which was 

 offered to Prof. Newton and myself, had found a home in the 

 Museum, and as it was said to contain two clutches of eggs 

 of Tringa subar quota, which we supposed to be referable to 

 Tringa striata, 1 examined and compared them with those 

 obtained by Dr. Walter. One of them is, I believe, un- 

 doubtedly correct, but the other is not, and the egg more 

 nearly resembles certain specimens of that of Calidris 

 arenaria. In the Museum I also examined the following 

 eggs : — Of the Pheasants those of Phasianus persicus, P. 

 strauchi, P. mongolicus, P. tarimensis, P. chrysomelas, and 

 P. principalis, all resembling those of Phasianus colchicus, 

 though those of P. tarimensis were rather rufous in tinge, 

 and those of P. chrysomelas were rather greyish. Three 

 eggs of Grus nigricollis were of the usual Crane-type, though 

 very dark, but the others were paler. 



Wild-taken specimens of the eggs of Grus leucogeranus 

 elosely resembled those laid in the aviary at Lilford Hall, but 

 the markings were rather more purple in tinge. Eggs of 

 Tetraophasis obscurus were creamy white with pale rufous 

 spots or nearly obsolete markings ; in general appear- 

 ance they resembled those of Tetrao urogallus, but were 

 paler. 



Eggs of Perdix sifanica resembled those of Perdix cinerea, 

 some being greyer and others more rufous. 



Eggs of Ithaginis sinensis from Szechuen were creamy 

 white, with rich blackish surface-spots and blotches. 



Eggs of Ciconia boyciana were all like those of Ciconia 

 alba, but were, if anything, a trifle larger. 



Eggs of Podoces hendersoni were pale greenish grey, finely 

 spotted with pale rufous, and recalled some varieties of those 

 of Tardus viscivorus. 



Eggs of Podoces pleskii obtained by Mr. Zarudny were 

 pale greenish grey, with pale dull brownish spots, generally 

 spread over the surface, and recalled some varieties of those 

 of Lanius excubitor. 



Eggs of Merula kessleri were pale greenish grey with a 

 bluish tinge, some darker, some paler, spotted all over the 



