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and many of the eggs which stand in collections as 
those of the Marsh Harrier, would, I think, more pro¬ 
perly bear the name of the other species. It is from 
one of these that Mr. Yarrell has written his description, 
when he gives the dimensions as “ two inches one line 
in length, and one inch six lines in breadth.” The eggs 
of the three species of Harrier may be readily known 
from those of nearly-allied species, by the clear greenish- 
bine of the inside, which may be seen upon holding 
them to the light. 
