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GUESTED LAEK. 



PLATE LXXIV. FIG. II. 



Alan da cristata, GOULD. 



THE nest, placed on the ground, is made of grasses. 



The eggs are four or five in number, of a light grey colour, spotted 

 with light and dark brown. 



One is greenish yellow, marked over moderately with darker patches. 



A second is yellowish brown, speckled with darker, with a band of 

 reddish brown near the obtuse end. 



A third is greyish brown, elegantly spotted and dashed over with 

 yellowish brown and dark grey. 



A fourth is greyish olive, speckled and spotted all over with darker 

 marks. 



A fifth is reddish brown, very richly marked all over with large 

 dark marks, some brown, and others yellowish, run together at the base. 



A sixth, a splendid variety, figured by Professor Thieneman, is grey, 

 most elegantly dotted all over with clear red, a galaxy of which encircles 

 the base. 



A seventh is grey, mottled with yellowish brown. 



An eighth darker grey, thickly speckled all over with greenish yellow. 



A ninth is grey, obscurely marked all over with yellowish brown, 

 mostly at the larger end. 



The figure is from a drawing of a specimen in the collection of 

 H. F. Walter, Esq., of 67, Russell Square. 



