220 



6. Cookham, Berkshire. 



7. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). 



4. Bishop's Wood, Finchley (O. S.). 



5. Bishop's Wood, 30th May (O. S.). 

 4. Caen Wood, Finchley (O. S.). 



4. Colney Hatch (O. S.). 



3. Park Hatch, Surrey (F. D. Godman). 



6. Churt, Surrey. 

 6. Churt. 



12. New Forest, Hampshire ( C. B. 

 Wharton: Hargitt Coll.}. 



5. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Har- 



gitt Coll.). 



6. Vosges Mts. (Mougel: Hargitt Coll.}. 



4. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.}. 



4. Elbeuf, 2nd May (Noury : Hargitt 



Coll.}. 



6. Pomerania, 1st June ( T. Holland). 



5. Pomerania, 6th June (T. H.}. 



6. Pomerania, 6th June ( T. H.). 



5. Rev al, Baltic Provs., June (JRussow). 



Gould Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godmau Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). 



Sylvia trochilus, TJiien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 163, tab. xix. fig. 9, a-c 



(1845-54) ; He wit son, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 137, pi. xxxvi. 



figs, i, ii (1856). 

 Phyllopneuste trochilus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 7 



(1855-63). 

 Phylloscopus trochilus, Seebohm fy Har vie- Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 215 ; 



Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 491 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. 



v. p. 56 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 430, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of 



Brit. Birds, p. 206. pi. 53. figs. 5, 6 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. 



p. 213 (1903). 



The eggs of the Willow- Wren vary in shape from the oval to the 

 spheroidal, and they have a moderate amount of gloss. The ground 

 is white or creamy white, occasionally tinged with very pale pink. 

 The markings are of two types. In one, they consist of very small 

 specks of pale reddish brown, profusely sprinkled over the whole 

 shell ; in the other, they consist of distinct spots and small blotches 

 of pale reddish brown, sparingly set over the shell, except at the 

 broad end, where they are more frequent and often form an irregular 

 zone. Some specimens are very sparingly sprinkled with a few dots 

 only. The majority of the eggs of this species have no underlying 

 markings ; in a few there are some obsolete dots of pale lavender. 

 Numerous examples measure from "55 to '73 in length, and from 

 45 to '5 in breadth. 



6. Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 



8. Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Near Inverness (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Near Inverness, 25th May (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



6. Near Inverness, 29th May (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



