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Of the Eggs and Neds of Birds. Part I. 
GULL, Of an Aih-colour tinged with blackilh. fpots. 
In bignefs equal to that oi a Hen. But acutely Co¬ 
nical. 
An EGG of a kind of Grccmih Alh-colour. In bignefs, 
and in lhape like that of a Stonerunner. Here are two of 
thefe. 
The EGG of the HO UNITE 3 perhaps, the SEAPIE. 
Of an Aih-colour mixed with a kind of Citrine , and 
ftained with blackifh fpots. Almoft as big as that of a 
Hen. 
The EGG of a RED-SHANK. Of a kind of Straw 
colour, tinged with fad Bay fpots. Aloft acutely Conical, 
or with one very fharp end. In bignefs like to that of a 
Rook, but a little (horter. 
The EGG, as I take it of the GUILLEMOT. Of a 
Green colour , ftained with Black fpots. Acutely Coni¬ 
cal 5 and alfo, in part, level between both ends or Plano- 
conical. Somewhat bigger than that of a Turkey. 
The EGG of a LAPWING. Of a kind of Citrine colour, 
ftained with large black fpots. Sharp, and Plano-conical. A 
little bigger than that of a RedJhanT 
The EGG of the SEACOB; a kind of GULL. Of an 
Aih-colour, befpnnkled with little black fpecks. In lhape 
very like to that of a Lapwing. But not above half as 
big. 
The EGG of a HEN, with a thick knob fo growing 
on its greater end, as to appear to have been originally 
liquid. 
The EGG of a SWAN with another within it. Given 
by Sir Thomas Brown of Norwich. Who hath alfo obferved 
the like both in Hens and Turkeys. The utmoft feemeth to 
be a little bigger than ordinary, fc. near five inches long 
by its Axis, and ten round about, or three and I ftrait 
over. In lhape like a Turkeys. The other which is in¬ 
cluded fticks fail to the fide of the greater 5 whether it 
did fo originally, as alfo whether both oi them contained 
White and Yelk, is uncertain. It is oi the fame figure, 
about four inches long, bigger than the biggeft Hens Egg. 
The Shell of the fame hardnefs and thicknefs as that of the 
greater. 
’Tis plain, that the leffer Egg was firft perfectly form’d. 
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