TUBDUS MERULA. 275 



Blackbird^s. The peculiarity of the eggs is the very deep colour of 

 the markings. 



Since I wrote the above I have examined the figures in Mr. 

 Hewitson^s old edition [Brit. Ool.], and find these eggs more like the 

 variety of the Blackbird given in fig. 2, plate vi. One specimen is a 

 most beautiful and extreme variety. 



[The above is an abstract of a long note which goes to shew that Mr.Wolley 

 was at first inclined to hope that these very fine eggs would turn out to be 

 Fieldfare's.] 



§ 1192. One. — Whittlesea Mere, Huntingdonshire, 1844. 



Out of two from old Tom Rawlinson [cf. § 1196], who bought them 

 at Holme of a man just coming out of the fen, who said they were in 

 a nest on the ground, and were DottereFs eggs. (N.B. — The Water 

 Rail and Spotted Crake are called Dotterel indiscriminately by the 

 fenmen.) 



[The remainder of this note discusses the question, and, assisted by a hint 

 from Mr. Hancock, finally arrives at the conclusion that they were Blackbird's, 

 as I also think ; but this specimen is very abnormal in colour.] 



§ 1193. 7k;o.— Tangier. From M. Favier's Collection, 1847. 



Bought, with others [cf. § .2] , of Mr. Williams, of Oxford Street. 

 Marked by M. Favier '' M. noir." I saw this bird at Tangier. 



§» 1194. Four. — Beeston, Nottinghamshire, 2 April, 1859. 



[§ 1195. Two. — Eastern England. From different nests.] 



[§1196. 0?^^.— Elveden, 1846.] 



[§ 1197. T^^^'o.— Elveden, 1847. From two nests.] 



[§ 1198. 0«^'.— Elveden, 1848.] 



[§ 1199. 0;??.— Elveden, 1849.] 



[§ 1200. iS'ZcT.— Elveden, 1851. From five nests.] 



