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11. Lapland (H. Haiokins : Hargitt Seebohui Coll. 

 Coll.). 



3. Lapland, 26th May. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Lapland (J. Wolley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



7. Lapland (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



8. Muonioniska, Lapland, 5th May. Seehohm Coll. 



4. Finland, 3rd June (J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Pcecile carolinensis (Aud.). 



Parus carolinensis, Baird, Brewer $■ Bidqxo. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 102 



(1874) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. vii'i. p. 46 (1883). 

 Poecile carolinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 321 (1903). 



The eggs of the Carolina Titmouse are of a broad oval form 

 and without gloss. They are white, delicately marked with specks 

 and very small blotches of chestnut. The markings are more 

 numerous at the larger end than elsewhere, and form an ill-defined 

 cap at that part. Specimens measure from -55 to *58 in length, and 

 from -44 to "46 in breadth. 



1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



6. Washington, B.C., 27th April Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Henshaw Coll.). 



Pcecile atricapilla (Linn.). 



Tarus atricapillus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 20 (1874); Baird, Brewer 

 fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 96 (1874) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. viii. p. 44 (1883); Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 66 (1899). 



Poecile atricapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 321 (1903). 



The eggs of the American Black-capped Titmouse are broad ovals 

 and without gloss. They are white or pinkish white, speckled and 

 blotched with chestnut. Some specimens are merely speckled all 

 over ; others have blotches of small size combined with specks and 

 spots, especially at the larger end, where an indistinct cap is often 

 formed. They measure from -55 to -6 in length, and from *45 to 

 •5 in breadth. 



10. Massachusetts, U.S.A. (He?ishaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coll.). 

 1. North America (Snu'ths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus SITTIPARUS, Sehjs-Longch. 



Sittiparus sieboldi, Seehohm. 



Parus varius, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 37 (1883) ; Seebohm, Birds 



Jap. Emp. p. 85 (1890). 

 Sittiparus sieholdi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 322 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Japanese Titmouse are of a very broad oval 

 shape, with the usual reddish-brown and lavender spots and dots 

 distributed more or less generally over the whole shell. They 

 measure -6 by -5. 



2. Japan, 30th May. Crowley Bequest. 



