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Percy B. Smyth. 



Clutcli of four eggs (Z. eurvirostra), Jsoifolk, 3rd April, 1910. 

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J. M. GOODALL. 



Clutch of four eggs (i. c. scotica), Eoss-shire, 19th April, 1901. 

 Four clutches of eggs of X. eurvirostra from Scandinavia. 

 Five clutches of eggs of L. jntyopsittacus from Scandinavia. 



T. P. Alwworth. 



Clutches of eggs of L. eurvirostra from Kent, 1910. 



Rev. James E. Hale. 



Four clutches of eggs of i. cxirvirostra from Kent, 1910. 



Eev. F. C. R. Jourdain. 



Four clutches of eggs of L. eurvirostra from Styria, taken in 

 1910; one clutch of egg of L. c. scotica from Ross-shire. 



Clifford Borrer. 



Clutches of L. c. scotica from Hoss-shire. 



The Rev. James R. Hale drew attention to tlie extreme 

 variation in the size, material, and situation of the nests of 

 the Crossbill. Sometimes the nest was small and compact, 

 at others a large untidy structure. Those exhibited were all 

 situated near public roads, and the material used for their 

 lining was in one instance entirelj^ composed of feathers 

 and straw taken from the yard of a public-house. He 

 remarked that he had seen at least two pairs in the same 

 locality during the week beginning the 6th of February, 

 1911, and one pair showed signs of early nesting in the 

 same place as last year. As it seemed doubtful whether the 

 Crossbill now resident in Ireland was L. c. eurvirostra or 

 L. c. scotica, he hoped that Irish naturalists would turn 

 their attention to the matter. 



Mr. H. M. Upcher remarked tliat Crossbills used to 

 breed regularly in a small clump of fir-trees near Brandon 

 Station, Norfolk. 



