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being the smallest. He says that he possesses eggs which somewhat resemble those of the 

 Peregrine, but can be distinguished by the greenish colour of the inside of the egg. This, how- 

 ever, I may add, is not a sure guide ; for I possess two undoubted eggs of the present species 

 which have the inside of the shell yellow. 



The specimens figured are as follows : — on the first Plate a very old male from Sweden, and 

 a very old female which had been known to breed near Altenkirchen for several years, and which 

 was shot when I was there ; on the second Plate is a young male from Sarepta in the dark choco- 

 late dress, and a young female from near Berlin ; and on the third Plate are the white variety 

 from the Norwich Museum, and an ordinary adult male, with the underparts marked with brown, 

 from Altenkirchen. Full particulars as to when and where these specimens were obtained are 

 given below. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, 3 ad. Djurgarden, Stockholm, July 3rd, 1850 (A. Fahnsson). b, ? juv. Near Berlin (A. Griinack) c,juv. 

 Belgium {A. Dubois) . d, $ ad. Altenkirchen, Rhenish Prussia, September 1873 (H. E. D.) . e, 3 ad. 

 Altenkirchen, 1873 (Von Reisentkal). f,juv. Saxony (H. F. Moschler). g, 3 juv. Sarepta, Russia, Sep- 

 tember 1871 (Moschler). h, 6 juv. Smyrna, November 3rd, 1871 (Dr. Kriiper). 



E Mus. C. Sachse. 

 a, J ad., b, 3 juv.. Altenkirchen (C. Sachse). 



E Mus. E. Scliiitt. 

 a, s ad. Pmllendorf, Baden, June 7th, 1872. b, 3 ad., var. Pfullendorf, June 20th, 1872. 



E Mus. Norv. 

 #> 3? juv. Horning, Norfolk, September 1841 (W. F. Fisher). 



E. Mus. Howard Saunders, 

 a. 3 ad. Malaga, September 20th, 1872. 



