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interesting nests, including that of a Great Tit, wliieh had 

 been built in the exceptional situation of an open bush. 

 This series also included nests of the following : — Brambling, 

 Mealy Redpoll, Black Redstart, Serin, Icterine Warbler, 

 Rufous Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Wild Canary, Madeiran 

 Goldcrest, &c. 



Mr. BuNYARD stated, that white eggs of the Common 

 Skylark were very rare, and that a clutch of two in his own 

 collection were the only specimens he had hitherto met 

 with. He had in his possession, however, a clutch of three 

 almost pure white eggs with slight markings of the Wood- 

 laik, taken in SuflPolk. 



Mr, W. E. Renaud exhibited some interesting eggs, in- 

 cluding fine clutches of the Cirl and Yellow Buntings, and 

 a perfectly even clutch of the Tree-Sparrow showing no odd 



per or. 



Also clutches of Wheatear's and House-Martin's eggs, all 

 clearly spotted with red, exceptionally rare in the latter 

 species. Also a set of 3 eggs of the Kentish Plover of the 

 rare greenish ground type. 



The Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain exhibited a series of eggs of 

 the Egyptian Vulture {Neophron percnopterus), taken per- 

 sonally on the Lower Danube and in Spain, illustrating the 

 range of variation in the eggs of this species. 



Mr. C. W. CoLTHRUP exhibited the following eggs : — 



(a) Lapwing, Variety-clutch of 4. Three of the eggs 

 had a band of green round the centres, and the fourth 

 a round green blotch on one side about vS inch iu 

 diameter. 



(J)) Ringed Plover. A clutch of 5 eggs. 



Also a variety-clutch, green at the narrow ends. 



(c) Nightjar. Pinkish ground-coloured eggs, and a type- 

 clutch for comparison. 



{d) Common Partridge. An egg, green at the narrow- 

 end. Also 4 elongated and malformed eggs. 



