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and contained a wonderfully large nest. I was able to remove 

 it entire, and it is still in my collection. The two eggs which 

 I found in the nest are entirely white (according to the well- 

 known rule in the case of hole-buiklers), and are of the fol- 

 lowing dimensions : — A, longitudinal axis .24*5 mm., trans- 

 verse axis 19 mm., section of the two axes at 13 mm. from 

 the anterior point. B, long, axis .23'5 mm., trans, sect. 

 19"5 mm., section at 14 mm. from the anterior })oint. 



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Nest of Lorhniiaa )i(')natura. 



The beautiful nest, of which I took a tolerable photograph 

 (fig. 3), reminds one of a miniature of the monstrous con- 

 structions that I have sometimes found in the brooks of our 

 Swiss mountains belonging to Cinclus aquaticiis. Like tliat 

 it is a vaulted alobe with a lateral entrance. The exterior is 



SEK. VF. VOL. VI. 



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