ALCA IMPENNIS, Sieh 
coneludes by saying :-—“ The colours are perhaps rather richer in the original 
than in the copies.” 
Nothing more is known of tle history of the original egg; but it may, I 
think, be presumed to be from the Newfoundland seas. When it came into 
Mr. Hancock’s hands, he noticed that it was somewhat aflected by spots of 
mildew ; but these, by its owner’s permission, he carefully removed, with the 
result that it appeared once more as clean and bright as it must have been the 
day it was laid. } 
HK, KE. Zwo.—From the egg in the Collection of the late 
Mr. Hancock, now in the Museum of Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
Hewitson, ‘ Eggs of British Birds,’ pl. exv. 
[These casts were given by Mr. Hancock to Mr. Wolley and myself. The 
original, bequeathed with the rest of his Collection to the Museum of 
Newecastle-on-Tyne, was bought by Mr. Hancock, together with a skin of the 
bird, of Herr Mechlenburg of Flensborg, through the intervention of 
Mr. Sewell, in 1844 or 1845, and is more than likely one of the last taken on 
Eldey. It is in fine condition, and was figured by Mr, Hewitson, as above, in 
1846, before it had time to lose its freshness. Mr. Haneock made many 
copies of this egg, which he distributed rather freely. (Cf. W. Blasius, Journ, 
oo) 
fiir Orn, 1884, p. 162.) } 
PF. Oxe.—From the egg formerly in the possession of Sir Walter 
Calverley Trevelyan, now in the Museum of the 
University of Oxford. 
[This copy also made by Mr. Hancock was given by him to Mr. Wolley in 
1858. Nothing more is known of the history of the original egg than that it 
lad been for sume forty years in Sir Walter's family, having been received by 
him from his relative Lady Wilson, of Charlton House, Blackheath. It has 
been well cared for, and from its age I should judge it to be from the 
Newfoundland waters. Sir Walter gave it to the University of Oxford. So 
fer as I know, it has not been figured. (Cf. W. Blasius, ut supra, p. 168.) | 
G. One—From the egg formerly in the Collection of Mr. 
Tristram, now in the British Museum. 
[Another of Mr. Hancock’s copies, and given by him to Mr. Wolley in 1859. 
The original was in the Collection of the late Mr. John de Capel Wise when 
tuken over by the Canon, and is supposed to have been obtained at Copenhagen 
about 1851, but this is not known with certainty. If it were so, it would no 
doubt be from Eldey. 1t went with the whole of Mr. Tristram’s Collection 
of eggs to the late Mr. Philip Crowley of Croydon, and at his death was one 
of those selected under the terms of his will by the authorities of the British 
