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resemble those of the British race, and show considerable variation in 

 a large series, some clutches being white or nearly so, and others boldly 

 and handsomely marked. The eggs from one nest are generally much 

 alike. Most S. Spanish eggs are exceptionally richly marked, rivalling 

 Greek eggs in appearance. 



Breeding Apparently two broods are usually reared on the Continent, the 



second nest being at no great distance from the first. In S. Spain the 

 first eggs may be found about April 10, while in Germany the usual 

 time is about the end of April or the beginning of May, and the eggs 

 of the second brood are found in June, but exceptionally eggs have been 

 met with early in April. In the Baltic Provinces they are not laid till 

 the second half of May, but in the milder climate of W. Norway from 

 the end of April onward. 



Measure- Bau gives thc avcrage of 12-1 eggs from Central Europe as 17.2 X 13.4 



mm., Max. 19.7 X 14.7, Min. 16 X 12 mm. and Rey's average of 50 

 German eggs agrees closely: average 17.3 X 13.5 mm.. Max. 19.6 X 13.3 

 and 17.6x14.8, Min. 16.4x12.9 and 17x12.6 mm. Spanish eggs 

 are almost exactly similar in size. Bau gives the average weight as 

 105 mg., and E,ey as 95.5 mg. 



c. Corsican Great Tit. P. major corsus Kleinschm. 



Eggs: Thienemann, Fortpfl. Tab. XVIII, fig. 4, a — b (as P. liigubris). 



P. major corsus Kleins. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 343. 



Breeding Range: Corsica and Sardinia. 



A common resident in both islands. 



The eggs are 7 — 9 in number and vary much in markings. They 

 are laid in the second or third week of May. Average of 40 collected 

 by the writer, 17.82x13.76 mm.. Max. 18.7x13.7 and 17.3x14.5, 

 Min. 17x13.3 and 17.2x13.2. 



d. Greek Great Tit, P. major peloponnesius Parrot. 



P. major peloponnesius Parrot. J. f. 0., 1905, p. 547. P. major 

 aphrodite Mad. Hartert, t. c. (part.) 



Breeding Range: Greece. 



This small form has only recently been described by Dr. Parrot, 

 but is apparently barely distinguishable from the next race. In Greece 

 it is common in the plains, and breeds not only on the mainland, but 

 also in Corfu and the Cyclades. The first eggs, 8 — 9 in number, are 

 found at the beginning of April, but they may be obtained till late in 

 May or early in June. They resemble those of other forms, but some 

 are very freely and handsomely marked. Reiser gives the Max. of 31 

 eggs as 18.7x13.7 mm., weight 210 mg.; Min. 16.4x12.5, weight 

 175 mg. A clutch of 9 in the British Museum averages 18.16x13.46 mm. 



