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[^ 1599. One.—Wicken Fen, 10 June, 1847. From Mr. J. 

 Brown, through Mr. Salvin, 185G. 



This is one of the three eggs found in a nest by Mr. John Brown, of Cam- 

 bridge, and recorded by him in ' The Zooh)gist ' (p. 1807). I had, several 

 years before, more than ouce seen the specimens in his possession, but could 

 not induce him to part with them. Mr. Salvin was more fortunate, and was 

 also so good as to let ray brother and myself share in his success.'] 



[§ 1600. Two. —Zierikzee, Holland, 13 Jinie, 1857. From 

 Mr. John Baker. 



Bought, with the skin of the bird killed from the nest, at Mr. Stevens's, 

 24 July, 1857. Mr. Baker the next day gave my brother the particulars. The 

 nest and two other eggs were bought by Mr. Salvin.] 



[^ 1601. Sia^.—Waahm, Netherlands, 20 May, 1858. From 

 Mr. John Baker.] 



[^ 1602. i^z'y^.— Ouderkerk, Holland, 20 May, 1850. From 

 Mr. John Baker.] 



[^ 1603. 7Wo.— Holland. From Mr. John Baker.] 



[M604. i^/<;e.— Ouderkerk, 28 May, 1859. "J. B. Bird 

 taken." From Mr. A. F. Sealy, 1893. 



During what proved to be his last visit to England, the late Mr. Sealy gave 

 me these from what remained of his collection, which had been seriously 

 injured by fire some years before, while his Catalogue, in which all particulars 

 had been carefully entered, had been lost still earlier. His own recollection, 

 however, and the inscription on the eggs shew that they were obtained by the 



' [In addition to the foregoing I may here mention that on the 29th of July, 1897, 

 Mr. Brown was good enough to briug me for the Museum of the University the 

 shattered remains of four eggs of this species, taken in Wicken Fen about the same 

 time as the preceding, and I believe by himself. I had long known of his having 

 them, and had made more than one offer to become possessed of them. Their con- 

 dition from having been much incubated had not been good, and from incautious 

 handling they are now hopeless wrecks. They were from two nests, but how many 

 each nest contained Mr. Brown could not remember. He was no doubt better 

 acquainted with this species than anyone else in England, and the result of l.ia 

 knowledge may be read in Yarrell's ' British Birds' (ed. 4, i. p. 393). The bird 

 was the " Night-Beeler " of the fenmen who knew it. — Ed.] 



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