however, mentions a nest In Orkney, from which three young 

 were taken. The egg from which the accompanying plate 

 is drawn, was kindly sent for that purpose by P. J. Selby, 

 Esq., of Twizell House ; it was the first egg laid by the 

 bird, though he has had it for many years in confinement, 

 I was at first unwilling to figure it, knowing that eggs 

 produced under such circumstances very frequently differ 

 greatly from those laid in a state of nature ; but upon com- 

 paring it with one in the British Museum, I find that they 

 are similar. I am also greatly indebted to John BlackwaU, 

 Esq., of Crumpsall Hall, near Manchester, for a drawing made 

 from one likewise laid by a bird in confinement ; it is rather 

 less, with the spots lighter and more generally disposed than 

 the one in the Plate, which may be considered rather brighter 

 in colour, and more strongly marked than common. 



