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6. Elbeuf, France (Ncury : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 

 5. Vosges Mts., France, April (Mougel: Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 5. Vosges Mts., April (Mougel: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



5. Valkenswaard, Holland, May Seebohm Coll. 



(J. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.). 



6. Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. Seebohm Coll. 



Wharton Sf H. Seeboh?n). 



7. Sundal Valley, Norway, 22nd Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. 



June. 

 1 . Lapland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Petcbora River, Lat. 65^° N., 10th Seebohm Coll. 



June (H. Seebohm fy J. A. 



Harvie-Broivn). 



3. Reval, Baltic Provs., 15th June. Seebohm Coll. 



(Russotv). 



4. Brunswick, 2nd May (E. V. Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm). 

 6. Pomerania, 3rd May ( T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 



Phcenicurus mesoleucus (Hempr. Sf Ehr.). 



Ruticilla mesoleuca, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 285 (1876) ; Danford, Ibis,. 



1878, p. 14 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 338 (1881) ; Nvhrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899). 

 Phcenicurus mesoleucus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1903). 



The eggs of Ehrenberg's Redstart are indistinguishable from 

 those of P. plicenicurus. They measure from "72 to '8 in length, 

 and from *55 to "58 in breadth. 



5. Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor, Seebohm Coll. 



25th April (C. G. Danford). 



1. Taurus Mountains, 26th April Seebohm Coll. 



(C. G.D.). 



2. Altai Mountains (Nehrhorn Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



Phcenicurus titys (Scop.). 



Sylvia tithys, Thien. Fortpjianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 8, a-c (1845-53). 

 Ruticilla tithys, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; 



Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 210; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 339 



(1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 293, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. 



Birds, p. 187, pi. 51. fig. 5 (1896). 

 Phcenicura tithys, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 105, pi. xxix. 



fig. iii (1856). 

 Ruticilla titys, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 293 (1894). 

 Phcenicurus titys, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1903). 



In shape the eggs of the Black Redstart vary from a broad to 

 a rather long oval. They are pure white, unspotted, and very 

 glossy, measuring from -OS to -82 in length, and from -54 to - G2 iu 

 breadth. 



