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carefully lined with fine roots, and contained four fresh eggs. We may, however, here remark 

 that Dr. Kriiper, in a letter to Dresser, states that seven is the usual complement of eggs deposited 

 by this Jay. In Dresser's collection are four eggs obtained by Dr. Kriiper near Smyrna on the 

 1st of June 1871 ; these eggs, compared with those of Garrulus glandarius, can scarcely be 

 distinguished, the only difference being that they are, if any thing, a shade darker in colour than 

 the eggs of the Common Jay ; but in size there is no perceptible difference. 



The specimens figured and described are in Dresser's collection; the adult birds were 

 obtained by Mr. Robson, near Constantinople, and the young bird by Dr. Kriiper, near Smyrna. 



In the preparation of the above article we have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, cf . Ortakeuy, Turkey, February 5th, 1871 (T. Robson). b, <} . Petnahore, Turkey, December 22nd, 1870. 

 c, 6 . Petnahore, May 23rd, 1871 (T. Robson). d,juv. Smyrna, June 24th, 1871 (Dr. Kriiper). 



E Mus. Lord Walden. 

 a, d . Broussa, Asia Minor, February 7th, 1866 (T. Robson) . b, $ . Belgrade, Servia, December 13th (T. Robson). 



E Mus. Salvin and Oodman. 

 a, 2 • Asia Minor (Robson) . 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 

 a tf. Smyrna, November 11th, 1863 (H. B. T.). 



E Mus. Howard Saunders, 

 a, 5 . Ismidt, Asia Minor, December 16th, 1866 (Robson). 



