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water, and much to my surprise the whole colour came 
off, leaving the eggs of a dirty yellow, speckled with 
drab. Not long after this I received five eggs from 
another Kestrel’s nest, which were exactly like those I 
had previously, after they were washed.” 
Varieties are met with: one is of a dull reddish hue, 
mottled all over with small waved markings of a deeper 
tint. 
A second is of a light olive brown, marked similarly 
to the last named. 
A third of a dull orange brown, marked in the same 
way, but with here and there a still deeper spot. 
A fourth is light brown, deepest over all the larger 
end, and with a few irregular blots of a darker shade. 
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