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being mostly underlying they appear very greyish, the hair- 

 lines and short vein-markings are more conspicuous than on 

 those of clutches 3 and 4. 



Clutch 6 is a distinctive one, the surface-markings are 

 mostly in the form of blotches instead of the typical 

 mottlings. 



The eggs are very distinctive and there are no British 

 eggs with which they could be confused ; the only egg 

 which shows any affinity to them is the rare greenish-grey 

 ground spotted or blotch form of the Tree-Pipit {A. 

 trivialis). 



I exhibit two clutches of these by the side of those of the 

 Rustic Bunting for comparison : — 



Bunyard^s weights : average 39 eggs, 0'127 mg. — maxi- 

 mum 0*150 mg., minimum 0'118 mg. 



Rey : O'llT mg. Measurements (Rey), 20*57 X 15-01 mm. 

 (Sandman^s eggs). 



The next Meeting of the B. 0. C. will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 9th of March, 1921, at PAGANI'S RESTAUEANT, 

 42-48 Great Portland Street, W. 1, at 7 p.m. 



M embers are reminded that at this Meeting, which will be 

 held con jointly with the Annual Dinner of the B. 0. U., they 

 are allowed to bring Lady Guests. 



The evening will be chiefly devoted to an exhibition of 

 Lantern-slides, and the Editor would be greatly obliged if 

 those wishing to show slides would communicate with him 

 at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, S.W. 7. 



Members intending to dine are requested to inform the Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. J. L. Bonhote, Park Hill House, Carshalton, 

 Surrey. 



(Signed) 

 Rothschild, Percy R. Lowe, J. L. Bonhote, 



Chairman. Editor. Sec. Si" Ireas. 



