476 CORVID. 
Genus NUCIFRAGA, Brisson. 
Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linn.). 
Corvus caryoeatactes, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vig. pl. xli. fig. 4, a-e 
(1845-54), 
Nucifraga caryocatactes, Baedeker, J. f. O. 1856, p. 32, pl. 1. fig. 1; 
id., “Bier Bur. Vog. tab. 50. fig. 14, tab. 76. fig. 4 '(1855- 63) ; Tran, 
bis, 1860, p. 168; Newton, “Ibis, 1867, p. 162 , pl. xv. fig. 2; Sharpe, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p- 53 (1877) [part.]; Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. i. 
p- 583, p}. 16. fiz. 7 (1883) ; id., Eggs Brit. Birds, p. 229, pl. 55. fig. 6 
(1896); Newton, Ootheca i ‘olleyand, pt. il. p. 473 (19 102) ; Dresser, 
Man. Pal. Birds, 3 . p. 409 (1902) [part]; Rey, Eier Vig. Mittel- 
europ. 1. p. 860 (1904), pl. 47. figs. 1-6 ( 1900) ) [part.]; Jourd. Eygs 
Lop. Birds, i. p. 21, pl. 6. figs. 1-2 (1906); Dresser, ygs Birds 
Europ. pts. xi. & xii. p. 418, pl. ‘1. figs. 9-12 (1908) | part.]; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. v. p. 603 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eier Sai p. 859 (1910). 
Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 25 
(1903), 
Eggs of the Nutcracker are of a blunt oval form, often rather 
pointed towards the smaller end, and slightly glossy. ‘hey are 
pale greenish-white, and, as a rule, evenly marked all over the shell 
with small spots and markings of umber-brown or yellowish-brown. 
und pale lilac-grey ; in some specimens, however, the markings are 
more or less concentrated at the larger end. ‘They vary in length 
from 1°25 to 1:43, and in breadth from °95 to 1:02. 
1. Sweden (4. W. 
Wheelwright : 
Tristram Coll.). 
Crowley Bequest. 

3. Dauphiné, France, 20th March. Crowley Bequest. 
3. Dauphiné, 19th March. Seebohm Coll. 
1. Dauphiné, 80th March. Seebohm Coll. 
J. Switzerland (Lidwell Coil.). Crowley Bequest. 
1. Styria, March. Seebohm Coll. 
3. [Styria. ] Seebohm Coll. 
4, Serajevo, Bosnia, 27th March W. Radcliffe Saunders, Fsq. 
(O. Reiser). ESI : 
4. Serajevo, 6th April (O. Z.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
Pi. 
4. Serajevo, 8th April (O. R.). We Radcliffe Saunders, I¢sq. 
[P.}. 
=) 
Genus PICA, Brisson. 
Pica pica (Linn.). 
Corvus pica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xl. fig. 3, a-e (1845-54). 
Pica caudata, Baedeker, ae Eur. 
Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. 
ad., Lggs Brit. Birds, p. 
Vog. tab. 
p-. 562, pl. a fig. 1 (1883) [ part. ]; 
DoT, pl. 55. fig. 8 
Pica rustica, Newton, Octheca Wolleyana, “pt. i. 
28. fig. 1 (1855-65) ; 
(1 896). 
p- 496 (1902) ; Dresser, 
Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 417 (1902); td., Eygs Birds Europ. pts. xi. & 
xii. p. 42 
Birds B, 
27, pl. 3. figs. 17-20 (1908). 
Pica pica, Sharpe, Cat. M. ini. p. 62 (1877) ; 
Rey, Iver Veg. 
