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gularly over their whole surface with dark dull well- 

 defined red spots. Some have been found of a uniform 

 dull blue, without any spots. 



N. Rowe, Esq., of Worcester College, Oxford, tells 

 me of two he had which were quite round, the ground 

 colour very pale blue, with three or four round black 

 spots scattered over the surface. 



W. Bridger, Esq., has obligingly forwarded the 

 nest, and the Rev. R. P. Alington a drawing of one, 

 which, though neither of them have had to be made 

 use of, I am equally obliged for. 



One is grounded with a pale bluish grey, with a 

 few large distinct brown spots. 



A second is of a pale bluish grey with a handsome 

 band of light red spots round the broad end. 



A third is pale grey with a few large dark rust- 

 coloured spots and a few paler washes of the same. 



A fourth is grounded with light rust-coloured red, 

 with a very few large dark reddish spots. 



A fifth is of a dark bluish green, with a very few 

 large dark red spots. 



