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9, 31 January 1901, Vogelenzang, Noord- Holland, 



cf, 21 October 1903, Leiden, 



cf, 27 January 1906, Zoeterwoude, Zuid- Holland, 



cf, 22 March 1906, Wageningen, Gelderland. 



9, 15 February 1907, Zoeterwoude. 



204. Gecinus viridis (L.). [Groene specht]. 



We received eleven specimens, adult and young ones. 



205. Gecinus canus (Gtnelin). [Kleine groene specht]. 



We have no specimen killed in the Netherlands in our 

 collection. According to Schlegel this bird is said to have 

 been observed in our country. 



206. Jynx torquilla L. [Draaihals]. 



We did not receive a specimen in the latter years. We 

 have examples from Hoek van Holland, Leiden, Wassenaar, 

 Noordwijk, Dordrecht, Hillegom, Bloemendaal, Santpoort, 

 Harderwijk, Zoest and Zeist, from the latter locality two 

 nestlings. 



HlRUNDINlDAE. 



207. Hirundo rustica L. [Boerenzwaluw]. 



We received 5 specimens. Four adult birds in our col- 

 lection have the underparts rather rufous: cf> 9 July 1859, 

 Leiden — 9> 8 May 1860, near Leiden — 15 May 

 1890, Santpoort (Coll. van Wicke voort Crommelin, 47 — 4) 

 and (ƒ, 28 June 1892, Zoeterwoude; the latter specimen 

 has a large chestnut spot in the pectoral band; the mark- 

 ings in the tail in all the four specimens are white. We 

 possess further five whitish examples, all having a pale 

 chestnut throat: 9, 17 July 1842, Leiden — 9, 9 Sep- 

 tember 1863, Haarlemmermeer — (ƒ, 13 October 1871, 

 Rotterdam — 9' 24 September 1888, Noordwijkerhout aud 

 <ƒ, September 1896, Schiedam. 



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