10 GREENFINCH. 



the Spotted Flycatcher I have seen do the same, though they had never 

 flown before, on my going to the nest to place a young orphan Greenfinch 

 in it, with a view to its being fed with them as a foster-brother. 



These eggs do not vary very materially in colour. 



One is a pale grey, spotted with many small light brown spots at 

 the thicker end. 



A second is a pale grey, spotted with a few light brown spots all 

 over, chiefly at the larger end. 



A third is similarly grounded with pale grey, with a few light brown 

 spots all over, but not so extensively. 



The figure of the nest is from a remarkably beautiful specimen taken 

 from an elm tree the present season. 



