Ornithologists' Club. 395 



Cuckoos'. Fosterers'. 



H. E. Dresser 17 13 



E. A. S. Elliot 9 G 



W. Graham 7 5 



J. A. Harvie-Brown ... 3 1 



H. J. Pearson 12 2 



F.Penrose 19 11 



Robert H. Kead 36 25 



Savile G. Reid 46 29 



C. Rothschild 3 2 



W. Rothschild 99 24. 



C. Stonham 16 10 



The following gentlemen, non-members of the B. O. C, 

 had kindly sent : — 



Cuckoos'. Fosterers'. 



W. M. Crowfoot 22 13 



H. Massey 275 50 



J. A. Norton 126 30 



The total number of eggs of the Cuckoo exhibited was 919, 

 and the accompanying clutches of eggs represented 76 species 

 of foster-parents. 



Mr. E. Hartert, at Mr. BidwelPs request, had prepared a 

 few notes on the recent observations of Dr. E. Rey, and 

 read the following remarks : — 



'' The majority of ornithologists had been of opinion that 

 Cucuhis canorus lays only a sm:dl number of eggs, i. e. 5 to 7 

 or so, and that a number of days (a week or so) passes between 

 the laying of one egg and its follower. The work of Dr. E. 

 Rcy 'Altes und ncues aus dem Ilaushalte dcs Kuckuks, 

 1892/ supposing his observations to be correct, exploded 

 these theories entirely. Dr. Rcy had come to many definite 

 conclusions, of which the following were tlie most important 

 ones : — 



" 1. The eggs of Cuculus canorus vary more in colour and 

 markings than those of any other ])ird. 



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