unfigured Eggs of Pahearctic Birds. 



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blades, tiie central and inner portions of similar, hut finer 

 materials, and the lining throughout of soft downy feathers, 

 the entire fabric being firmly and closely constructed. The 



Text-fig. 12. 



Nest of Lusciniola indica. 



female was taken on the nest and the eggs were therefore 

 thoroughly authenticated. Two of the eggs are figured, the 

 third having been unfortunately broken in its transit from 

 Russia. 



(3) Passer yatii Sharpe. Afghan Sparrow. (PI. X. 

 figs. 1-1.) 



Mr. Zarudny met with this Sparrow breeding in South- 

 eastern Persia, and was the first naturalist to obtain its eggs, 

 of which he has sent me several clutches. The eggs of this 

 species arc from four to six in number, and vary from stone- 

 grey to grey in ground-colour, more or less marked and 

 spotted with warm brown. In almost every clutch one 

 egg has the ground-colour white, and is but sparingly 

 marked with brown (see fig. 2). Four eggs arc figured in 

 order to show the variations : all of them were taken la- 

 Mr. Zarudny in Seistan, in the first and second weeks of 

 June 1901. " 



