The Oologists Record, March \, 1923. 17 



Cerchneis n. naumanni (Fleischer). Lesser Kestrel. A series. 

 From the Danube, Spain, Greece, the Crimea, Cyprus, 

 and Persia ; but I lack the bright red type. 



.9. sparverins {Linn.). American Kestrel. 2/4. 



s. phalaena {Lesson). Western Kestrel. Fine series. 

 From California, light and reddish eggs ; a set from 

 British Columbia is much more boldly blotched. 



s. peninsular is {Mearns). Lower Californian Kestrel. 

 2/5. Two tine sets from Mr. Arden Edwards. It is 

 not common and nests in holes in dead cactus, never in 

 the rocks. 

 ,, s. pauhts, Howe and King. Florida Kestrel, c/4. 

 This form is restricted to Florida ; nest in a cavity 

 15 feet up in a dead pine. From Mr. Ed. J. Court. 



c. cinnarnomintis {Swains). Cinnamon Kestrel, c/3. Eggs 

 laid in a hole in a tree. From the Argentine ; sent by 

 Dr. Roberto Dabbene. 



c. ausfralis {Ridgic). Brazilian Kestrel. 2/2. From 

 Minas Geraes, Brazil ; sent me by Mr. Skinner. 

 Pandion h. haliaefus {Linn.). Common Osprey. c/3, c/2, 2/1. 

 I am poorly represented in the typical form. A single 

 old Scotch egg. The c/2 is from the Red Sea. 



h. carolinensis (GmeL). American Osprey. Very fine 

 series, including three 4's. From New York, Mary- 

 land and Virginia. This is one of the handsomest 

 eggs, I always think. 

 ,, h. cristatns {VieilL). White-headed Osprey. c/3, c/2. 

 The c/3 has an egg of a very different type, which 

 Mr.. Archer tells me is often the case. They come from 

 the Barrier Reef and the nest was a big structure of 

 sticks in the top of a Johnson pine. The c/2 comes 

 from near Mackay Island and the nest was a large heap 

 of sticks placed on the rocks. These eggs are of a dull 

 dirty hue. 



Note. — Mr. Gordon's collection will, by the time this is in print, 

 include 2 more species, Astur magnirosiris and Falco albigularis, 

 described on another page. 



