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Mr. E. T. Crosoer exhibited : — 



(a) Self-taken series of Common Guillemot, Razorbill, 

 and Puffin from Pembroke and Cornish coasts, including 

 some uncommon phases. 



(h) Three sets of Common Quail from Ireland : one 

 set very pale ground-colour, with black pepper markings ; 

 another typically blotched ; and the third set a heavily 

 smeared type. 



(c) Clutches of Common Ptarmigan and Rock-Ptarmigan; 

 the latter, from Lapland, was kindly lent for exhibition 

 by Mr. Marsh of Chelmsford. 



Captain Cochrane, R.N., exhibited : — 



(a) Clutch of 9 Stubble-Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) from 

 Victoria, Australia, 15 Oct., 1919. 



(b) Set of 4 Painted Quail {Turnix varid) from Victoria, 

 22 Oct., 1918. 



Mr. D. W. MussELWHiTE showed three very fine sets of 

 Red Grouse, including a clutch of 4 from the Orkneys with 

 widely distributed blotches leaving most of the ground- 

 colour visible. 



Mr. R. H. Read showed a case containing 8 models 

 of eggs of the Great Auk made by himself. The following 

 eggs were also exhibited : — 



(a) Series of Guillemot eggs, each one accompanied by an 

 egg of a different species breeding in the same neighbourhood 

 and closely resembling the egg of the Guillemot. 



{})) Set of 6 A^hite eggs of the Red Grouse. 



(c) Pigmy eggs of Common and Red-legged Partridge, 

 Capercaillie, Guillemot, Razorbill, Fulmar, Gaunet, &c. 



Mr. Stoney exhibited a magnificent series of Guillemot 

 and Razorbill eggs taken by himself in Ireland. Also a set 

 of 4 Ringed Plover from Donegal, very heavily marked. 



