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The nests are always lined with down, and usually with nothing else. The eggs, which vary 

 considerably in size, are of a greyish ivory-white colour with a distinct tinge of green, which is 

 much deeper in some than in others. They range in length from T95 to 2 - 05 inches, and in 

 breadth from T35 to 1-50 inch." 



The specimens figured are the adult male and female above described. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, b, c, d , d, $ . Chance Harbour, New Brunswick, December 1861 (H. E. D.) . e, 2 ■ Lakefiekl, Ontario, 

 October 25th, 1873 (C. B. Wharton), f, ? . British Columbia {Elliot). g,6. Sitka, March 1866 

 {Bischoff). 



E Mus. A. C. Stark. 



a, ? . Lake Pomme de Terre, Missouri, May 30th (A. C. S.). 



