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Whetlier this is a mistake for tlie last-mentioned instance, 

 I have no means of discovering. 



From the same authority I copy the following record — 

 " Emberiza Cirlus— Cirl Bunting (egg) June 4th (1865)/' 



I cannot find it mentioned anywhere else, nor have I 

 ever observed it myself, or even received any information 

 about it. Therefore I do not feel justified in inserting it as 

 a Marlborough species. 



Fringilla ccelebs. 



CJiciffinch. 



LOCAL NAME. EGG OBSERVED. 



Fie Finch. April 15th, 1865. 



April 20th, 1866. 

 April 25th, 1867. 

 April 26th, 1868. 

 April 24th, 1869. 

 1870. 



This very common, and at the same time handsome, bird 

 is to be seen everywhere throughout the year ; the females 

 are, however, scarce during the winter months. 



Varieties of the egg of this bird, of a bright blue colour 

 like those of the thrush, have occurred several times. One 

 nest found by myself near Chisledon contained four eggs, 

 three of which were of this blue shade and of the ordinaiy 

 shape and size, while the fourth was also blue, but in shape 

 more like two ordinary eggs joined together at the 



