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Mr. Carroll remarked that these sets were probably all laid 

 by Crossbills resident in Ireland, as they had been taken 

 anuually since 1907. 



Mr. P. F. BuNYARD exhibited the following clutches : — 



Continental Crossbill {L. curvirostra, Linn.). 



*Clutch of three eggs, Surrey, 25th March, 1910. 



* „ four eggs, Surrey, 6th April, 1910. 



„ three eggs, Surrey, 1st April, 1910 (lent by T. Skilton). 



* „ four eggs, Suffolk, 3rd April, 1910. 



* „ „ Kent, 17th April, 1910 (lent by C. F. Stedman). 

 „ three eggs, Kent, 20th April, 1910 (lent by H. H. 



Andrews). 



* „ five eggs, Kent, 25th May, 1910 (lent by H. R, Tutt). 



Scottish race (L. c. scotica, Hartert). 

 Clutch of four eggs, Ross-shire, 8th April, 1900. 



Parrot Crossbill {L. pitt/opsittacus, Borkh.). 



Clutch of four eggs, Wermland, 10th March, 1908. 

 „ „ „ 29th March, 1903. 



„ „ Lapland, 4th February, 1905. 



„ five eggs, J, 20th February, 1905. 



Clutches of eggs o£ the Crossbill were also shown by the 

 following gentlemen : — 

 W. E. Renaut. 



Clutch of four eggs {Loxia curmrostra) , Berlishire, 7th April, 1910. 

 „ three „ „ „ 16th April, 1910. 



J. Beddall Smith. 



Clutch of four eggs (Z. c. scotica), Scotland, 27th April, 1909. 

 „ „ (L. curvirostra), Norfolk, 2nd April, 1910. 



„ „ „ „ 16th April, 1910. 



C. Stanley Meares. 



Clutch of four eggs (i, curvirostra), Norfolk, 4th April, 1910. 



24th April, 1910. 

 „ „ „ „ 25th April, 1910. 



Two eggs (part of clutch of four : L. curvirostra), Norfollf, 

 24th April, 1910. 



* Recorded in 'British Birds.' 



