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another nest of this species, with five eggs, from one of the pyramids of Ghizeh in April. The 

 eggs are larger than those of C. comix, and more brightly coloured." 



I possess eggs of this Raven, collected in Palestine by Canon Tristram, and in the valley of 

 Hinnom, Palestine, by Mr. Cochrane in April, which are undistinguishable from some very 

 brightly coloured common Raven's eggs in my collection, and measure Iff by l-£g inch, and lf§ 

 by ltpj inch. 



The specimen figured, on the same Plate with our large Northern Raven, is one collected 

 by Captain Shelley in Egypt, and is in my collection. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser, 

 a, S- Egypt (G. E. Shelley), b, 6. Gwader, Baluchistan, January 4th, 1872 (W. T. Blanford). 



E Mus. G. E. Shelley. 

 a, 2 ■ Egypt, March 9th, 1868 (G. E. S.). 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 



a, <5 . Ghor el Safieh, Palestine, January 29th, 1864. b. Jerusalem, February loth, 1864. c, 3 . Jerusalem, 

 December 26th, 1863 (H. B. T.). 



E Mus. H. M. Upcher. 



a, b, 6 , c, 2 . Jerusalem (H. M. U.) . 



E Mus. E. C. Taylor, 

 a, 2 ■ Jerusalem, b, 6 . Egypt (E. C. T.) . 



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