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end. They are rather more elongated in shape than the eggs of Daulias luscinia, and vary in 

 size from 22 by 155 to 24 by 16"5 millimetres, one measuring 23 by 17*5." 



I have received eggs from Mr. Benzon, obtained on the island of Bornholm, which agree 

 with his description of the normal unspotted ones. 



The specimen figured, on the same Plate with Daulias luscinia, is the adult bird above 

 described. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 

 a, 6 ■ Bjelko, near Stehag, Sweden, May 16th, 1867 (Sundevatt). b, 3 , c, ? . Volga, May (Moschler). 



E Mus, Howard Saunders. 

 a, d , h, $ . Volga, May {Moschler) ■ c, d , d, $ . Astrachau, May [Moschler) . 



