HONEY BUZZARD. 
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eggs indicated that the bird had accomplished full one 
half of her period of incubation, and had consequently 
laid her complement.” 
The eggs are two in number, and, judging from a 
considerable series, are not subject to much variety, and 
are coloured in a way which, though at once showing 
their relationship to others of the same family, is never¬ 
theless very peculiar, and characteristic of this species, 
and unlike those of any other bird. The colouring 
matter seems to have been profusely supplied, and is 
thickly spread over almost the entire surface of the egg. 
The first figure of the plate is from the English egg 
mentioned by Mr. YVilmot, and now in his collection. 
The other has been kindly lent me by Dr. Frere. 
An egg in the rich collection of Mr. Walter, is oblong 
in form, and so thickly smeared with brown, that no 
light ground-colour is visible. 
