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posed of the scaly inner bark of the fir. There were five eggs, one of which was unfortunately 
broken. 
“When we consider the comparatively small piece of mud which can be carried in the bill 
of a Nuthatch, and the great distance from which it had to be brought in this case, the size and 
weight of the nest are most extraordinary.” 
The specimens figured and described are those referred to below as specimens / and 7 in my 
own collection, which I have selected as being fair average specimens, the British-killed birds 
being, as a rule, much duller than those obtained on the Continent. 
In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens :— 
E Mus. H. EF. Dresser. 
a,b. Middlesex, November 21st, 1865; c. March 17th, 1866; d, 6. November 17th, 1869; e, ¢. Hampstead, 
February 2nd, 1871 (Davy). jf, 6. Cookham, Berks, February 22nd, 1870 (Briggs). g, d. Alumdagh, 
Asia Minor, December 27th, 1863 (Robson). h, 2. Lovetz, Wallachia, April 4th, 1866 (H. EL. D.). 
i, 6. Piedmont, May 1866; 7, 6. February 1869; k, 9. November 1869; /, d. April 1870. m, ¢c. 
May 25th, 1870 (Count Salvadori). mn. Macedonia, December 10th, 1869 (Dr. Kriiper). 
E Mus, Ind. Calc. 
a, 6. Mazandaran, N. Persia (Blanford). 
E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 
a. Windsor Park. 6, g. Catton, Norfolk, April 13th, 1866. c. Ketteringham, Norfolk, March 1865. 
d. Near Banias, Mount Hermon, May 7th, 1864. 
E Mus. J. H. Gurney, jun. 
a, 6. Ketteringham, March 1865. 6, 2. Catton, Norfolk, April 13th, 1866. 
