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Of the eggs we saw but little. I remember finding three 

 beautifully marked specimens, two in one tree-nest, which, 

 by the way, though situat-ed high among ' comparatively 

 slender branches, was so firmly constructed that I was able 



Fig. 5. — Youn^ Ospreys, in characteristic attitudes, making full use of 

 their protective coloration. (Photograph by P. H. Bahe.) 



to sit in it. Of these eggs I shall ever bear a lasting 

 remembrance, for long exposure to the hot rays of the sun 

 had rendered them somewhat "high," a fact which was 

 emphasized when one exploded in my hand, and the con- 

 tents were discharged all over my face. The New World 

 eggs have a peculiar rancid, almost Fulmar-like odour, a 

 fact pointed out to me by Professor Newton, and thus may 

 be distinguished from those taken in Europe. 



In addition to the Osprey on this island there were many 

 other species replete with interest, which do not come 

 under the category of British birds. 



In conclusion I must, as ever, express my great 

 indebtedness to my friend and companion, C. G. Abbott, 

 well known in New York ornithological circles, of whose 

 notes, a model of their kind, I have made full use. 



