508 CORVUS CORONE AND C. COllNIX. 



[§ 2726. Fo^^r.— Sussex, 24 May, 1877. From Mr. Norgate, 



1878.] 



[§ 2727. nree.—Greixt Cotes, Lincolnshire, 21 May, 1890, 

 From Mr. Cordeaux. 



These arrived unblown, and I found that the most deeplj'-coloured and 

 regularly-spotted one of the three was quite fresh, the lightest-coloured and 

 most streaky was a good deal incubated, and the third in an intermediate 

 state.] 



(GREY CEO W.) 



§ 2728. One.— Me of Man, not later than 1843. 



My brother George's friend, Mr. Biden, took this specimen in the 

 Isle of Man. He found several nests, which were built on the ledges 

 of cliffs often of easy access. 



§ 2729. One.— Orkney, 1831. From Mr. J. D. Salmon, 1846. 



This was taken by Mr. Salmon himself in the Orkneys during his 

 bird-nesting excursion through those islands some years ago. 



[Mr. Salmon's notes are in the ' Magazine of Natural History ' (v. p. 423).] 



^ 2730. l^^'o.— Shetland. From Mr. Tuke, 1846. 



Mr. Tuke writes : — " I obtain [Hooded Cronos' eggs] both from 

 Shetland and a friend in Ireland, where they seem to breed in con- 

 siderable numbers. I wonder why they do not breed on our own 

 clifls.^' 



§2731. One. — Hackwood, Hampshire. From Mr. H. Walter, 

 1846. 



Taken at Lord Bolton's place near Basingstoke, and given to me 

 by IVlr. Henry Walter. 



[A remarliable locality for the Grey Crow to breed in.j 



