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The eggs of the Eazorbill are generally regular ovals ; occasionally 

 specimens may be found with the two ends of much the same size. 

 The shell is coarse, rather rough to the touch, and without any gloss. 

 The ground-colour varies very greatly : white, pale blue, pink, 

 stone-colour, yellow and reddish brown being the more prevalent 

 tints. The markings vary from small specks to huge blotches, and 

 are dark reddish brown, approaching, in many cases, to black. 

 Some examples are marked entirely with specks : others with 

 blotches, which have a tendency to be confluent round the larger 

 end, and between these two types every variation may be found. The 

 dimensions range from 2*7 to 3'1 in length, and from 1'72 to 1'95 in 

 breadth. Three abnormally large eggs from Bempton, however, 

 measure from 3-6 to 3'75 in length, and from 2'15 to 2-2 in breadth. 



1. America. J. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 



2. N. America (Henzhaw Coll.'), Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 1. Whalefish Island, N.W. America. Dr. Robertson [P.]. 



1. Labrador. Sir Henry Peek [P.]. 



2. Greenland, June. Seebohm Coll. 



6. Greenland, July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 



8. SalteeIslands,Co.Wexford,28thMay. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Hebrides (F. Walker: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



15. St. Kilda, June (C. Dixon). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Faroe Islands (HargiU Coll}. Seebohm Coll. 

 36. Faroe Islands (J2". C. Millie)' : Har- Seebohm Coll. 



ffitt Coll.). 



5. Shetland (R.Dunn: Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 



3. Stromness, Orkneys (R. Dunn: Har- Seebohm Coll. 



ffitt Coll.). 



1. Scotland (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Sutherlandshire (J. A. Harvie- Seebohm Coll. 



Brown: Hargitt Coll.). 



IS. Deebank, Aberdeen (Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Great Britain. J. Walter, Esq. [P.], 



4. Farn Islands (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 

 2d. Bempton, Yorkshire (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Flamborough Head (Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Tenby, Wales. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



24. St. Davids, Wales, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel. Seebohm Coll. 



3. Lundy Island (Charbonnier: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll). 

 10. Stappen, Norway, 17th June (H. Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm). 

 1. Finland (MacGallen). Seebohm Coll. 



Genus ALLE, Link. 



Alle alle, Linn. 



Alca alle, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. vc. fi<r. 1, a-c (1845-54) ; 



Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 380, pi. 45 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. 



Birds, p. 95, pi. 26. fig. 8 (1896). 

 Mergulus alle, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tab. 70. fig. 2 (1855-63) : Dresser, 



Birds Eur. viii. p. 591 (1877). 



