302 PAKIT)^. 



ed. iii. p. 77, pi. (1875) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 51 

 (1883). 

 Poecile borealis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 319 (1903). 



The eggs of the Iforthern Marsh-Titmouse do not differ from those 

 of P. palustris in any respect. 



9. Sweden, 8th May {H. W. Gould Coll. 

 Wheelwright). 



3. Sweden, 16th May. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Jura Alps, 3rd May ( W. Schlilter). Seebohm Coll. 



5. Savoy, 25th April ( W. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



Poecile lugubris (Temm.). 



Parus lugubris, Thim. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 148, tab. xviii. fig. 4, a, h 

 (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 121 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 

 2nd ed. iii. p. 58, pi. (1875) ; Banford, Ibis, 1878, p. 9 ; Gadow, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 47 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 

 (1889). 



Poecila lugubris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 14 (1855-63). 



Poecile lugubris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 319 (1903). 



The eggs of the Sombre Titmouse are of a blunt oval form and 

 possess a very slight amount of gloss. They are white, rather 

 sparingly speckled with chestnut and pale pink. The markings on 

 some examples tend to form an irregular zone round the broader 

 end ; in others they are evenly spread over the entire egg. Pour 

 specimens measure respectively : -66 by -53 ; -67 by -54; -7 by -52; 

 • 69 by -54. 



4. Asia Minor, 23rd April (C. G. Seebohm Coll. 



Danford). 

 1. Smyrna, 12th May (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 



Pcecile cincta (Bodd.). 



Parus cinctus. Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 125 (1871) : Gadow, Cat. Birds, 



B. M. viii. p. 35 (1883). 

 Parus sibiricus, Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. iii. p. 62, pi. (1875). 

 Poecile cincta, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 320 (1903). 



The eggs of the Lapp Titmouse are of an excessively broad 

 oval form, some specimens approaching the spheroidal. They are 

 white, devoid of gloss, and sparingly speckled and spotted with 

 pale chestnut. In most examples the markings are very evenly 

 distributed over the shell ; in a few they are somewhat more dense 

 at the larger end, but seldom conspicuously so. In the eggs of this 

 ■species the spots are remarkably well-defined and distinct, and 

 rarely coalesce. Examples measure from -62 to -75 in length, 

 and from '5 to "54 in breadth. 



2. Swedish Lapland {J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 8. Lapland (Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Lapland (J. Wolley : Tristram Gould Coll. 



Coll.). 



