BIRDS’ EGGS 
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(16) Goldfinch: (— : *), bluish-white, with brown 
spots mostly near broad end. 
(17) Bellbird : (t), pinkish-white, with reddish- 
brown spots. 
(18) White Eye: (—), bluish-white, no marks. 
(19) Starling: (f), medium blue, no marks. 
(20) Myna: (t), medium blue, glossy, no maiks. 
(21) Hedge Sparrow: (—), turquoise blue, no 
marks. 
(22) Shining Cuckoo: (t), olive green, no marks. 
(23) Blackbird: Greenish-blue, almost covered 
with reddish-brown and grey spots. 
(24) Thrush: (f), blue, with large black spots at 
broad end, sometimes none. 
(25) Redpoll: (— ), pale greenish-blue with orange- 
red spots at broad end. 
(26) Chaffinch: (—), pale greenish-blue, with 
reddish-brown marks. 
(27) Pukeko: ( # ), greyish-brown, with mauve 
marks and clots. 
(28) Skylark: (— ), greyish-brown, almost covered 
with brown spots. 
(29) Long-tailed Cuckoo: (f), cream, with numer¬ 
ous brown spots. 
(30) Sparrow Hawk: (**), cream, but almost cov¬ 
ered by dark brick-red clots. 
(.'ll ) Grey Warbler: (—•*), light pink, sometimes 
white, usually with tiny red spots, but some¬ 
times none. 
