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



E Mtis. II. E. Dresser. 



a, 2 • Butrinto, Albania (H. Barclay), b, 6 . Tangier, April 1874, shot from nest (H. L. Irby). c, d . India 

 (Marshall). 



E Mus. II. B. Tristram. 



a, $. Biskra, Algeria, January 1857 (H. B. T.), b. Egypt, 1865 (W. Medlycott). c,juv. Jerusalem, April 

 11th, 1864 (H. B. T.). d, ?. N.W. Provinces, India, January 23rd, 1868. e,juv. "N.W. Provinces, 

 India, January 1868. f,6,g,2- N.W. Provinces, India, January 1867 (W. E. Brooks), h. N.W. Pro- 

 vinces, India (Dr. T. E. Jerdon). 



E Mus. Howard Saunders. 



a, 2 ad. Alora, South Spain, March 26th, 1869, from nest containing two eggs (H. S.). b, 6 ad. Alora, 

 South Spain, mate of above, March 30th, 1869 (H. S.). c, 6 im. Seville, September 26th, 1869. 

 d, pullus. Sierra Nevada, July 1870. 



