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The bird had xo marks of confinement, but I think 
little stress can be laid on that, as so many birds kept, 
not in cages, but in aviaries, are habitually seen in perfect 
plumage, the difficulty far more is the multitude of birds 
which are supposed on their occurrence to have been 
‘ escapeds.’ 
These rare eggs which I have received taken at Flag 
Station, Illinois, 23rd May, 1884, from a willow tree; 
and by Mr. R. S. Galloway, at Medina, Ohio, 26th May, 
1883, when he shot the female at the nest in a willow, 
differ slightly from the eggs of the Purple Grakle ‘Quis- 
calus purpureus,’ being more blotched, and less streaked; 
they are also a little smaller, light green, blotched hand- 
somely with purply brown, 1.02 by .75 inches. 
Mr. W. E. Cator has reported that three Minor 
Grakles ‘Graculus Religiosa’ were seen near Yarm, in 
March, 1848, one of them was killed, they arrived on 
the coast fatigued after two days of strong south east 
wind. 
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THE MEADOW LARK. 
(STuRNELLA Macna.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. Last. 
Noticed by Newton. 
Noticed by Seebohm. 
The three occurrences are mentioned by the List ; and zo 
doubt ts cast upon their authenticity, or genuineness; 
and #o suggestion made as to their being ‘ escaped’ occur- 
rences; they are simply set aside by the italics which 
mark rejection. 
Prof. Newton treats them on the same principle, and 
in the same way. 2 
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