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11. Lapland {H. Hawkins : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 

 Coll.). 



3. Lapland, 26tli May. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Lapland {J. Wolley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



7. Lapland {A. Newton). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



8. Muonioniska, Lapland, 6tli May. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Finland, 3rd June (/. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Poecile carolinensis (Aud.). 



Parus carolinensis, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, J. p. 102 



(1874) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. vii'i. p. 46 (1883). 

 Poecile carolinensis, Sharpe, Sand-l. iv. p. 321 (1903). 



The eggs of the Carolina Titmouse are of a broad oval form 

 and without gloss. They are white, delicately marked with specks 

 and very small blotches of chestnut. The markings are more 

 numerous at the larger end than elsewhere, and form an ill-defined 

 cap at that part. Specimens measure from 'So to "58 in length, and 

 from -44 to -46 in breadth. 



1. North America (iSMiiMs. iinsf.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



6. Washington, D.C, 27th April Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(^IlensliMw Coll.). 



Poecile atricapilla {Linn.). 



Parus atricapillus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 20 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer 

 §• Ridgto. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 96 (1874) ; Gailow, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. viii. p. 44 (1883) ; Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 66 (1899). 



Poecile atricapilla, Sharpe, Sand-l. iv. p. 321 (1903). 



The eggs of the American Black-capped Titmouse are broad ovals 

 and without gloss. They are white or pinkish white, speckled and 

 blotched with chestnut. Some specimens are merely speckled all 

 over ; others have blotches of small size combined with specks and 

 spots, especially at the larger end, where an indistinct cap is often 

 formed. They measure from '55 to •& in length, and from "45 to 

 ■5 in breadth. 



10. Massachusetts, U.S.A. {Sens/iaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coll.). 

 1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus SITTIPAEUS, Selys-Longch. 



Sittiparus sieboldi, Seebohm. 



Parua varlus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 37 (1883) ; Seebohm, Birds 



Jap. Emp. p. 85 (1890). 

 Sittiparus sielboldi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 322 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Japanese Titmouse are of a very broad oval 

 shape, with the usual reddish-brown and lavender spots and dots 

 distributed more or less generally over the whole shell. They 

 measure -6 by "5. 

 2. Japan, 30th May. Crowley Bequest. 



