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Falco s. subhiiteo, Linn. Hobby. 3/3. All European eggs from 

 Holland and Germany. 



s. centralasie {Buturl.). Central Asian Hobb5^ c/2. Eggs 

 laid in old nest of one of the Corvidce, ? shot ; elevation: 

 8000 feet, Kashmir. Collected for Col. Rattray and sent 

 me by Mr. Stuart Baker, who wrote : " these eggs are 

 extraordinarily rare in collections. I have only two sets 

 after 35 years' collecting." 



eleonorae, Gene. Elonora's Falcon, c/2. Old eggs taken 

 in the Cyclades on August 7, 1874 ; from Dr. Kriiper. 



hypoleticus, Gould. Grey Falcon, c/2. From Central Aus- 

 tralia ; nest in a small tree, at edge of lake. 



c. chicquera, Daud. Red-headed Merlin, c/2. 

 ., c. colnmbarius, Linn. Pigeon Hawk. A single. 

 ,, c. regtilus, Pallas. Common Merlin. Fine series. 

 ,, c. alfred-edmundi , Kleinschmidt. Iceland Merlin. Series. 

 I only took two sets in Iceland myself : they are mostly 

 rock nesters there. Have one lovely white and red mottled 

 set, which would certainly be taken for Kestrel here. 

 ,, c. insignis (Clark). Asiatic Merlin, c/3, c/1. Taken near 

 Teheran, Persia, and sent me by Mr. H. W. Maclean. 



V. vesf)ertinus, Linn. Red-footed Falcon. 2/4. 



p. peregrinus, TiinsL Peregrine Falcon. Fine series. 



p. calidus, Lath. Siberian Peregrine. A single. 



p. anatum, Bp. American Peregrine. A single. 



p. pealei, Ridgw. Peale's Falcon, c/2. A rare egg in 

 collections. Mine were taken by Mr. C. de B. Green at 

 Langara Island, British Columbia, on April 20, 1915. 

 See " Ibis," Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 473, 1916. They resemble 

 dark Peregrine's. 



p. peregrinator, Sund. Indian Peregrine Falcon. A single. 



h. erlangeri, Kleinschm. North African Lanner. c/3. 

 Taken on April 13, 1913, near Ain Tartra Well, South 

 Algeria, by Mr. R. J. F. Rakowski's expedition ; nest 

 on a low R'tem bush on sandhills. 

 b.feldeggii, Schleg. European Lanner. c/2. 



c. cherrug, Gray. Saker Falcon, c/3. 



jiigger, Gray. Lagger Falcon, c/4, c/2. 



mexicamis, Schleg. Prairie Falcon, c/5, c/4. The 5 is a 

 darkish set with a purple tinge. The 4 of a light yellowish 



