Unfortunately, we found the young birds already hatched, and were compelled to return with our errand unperformed.

But we afterward obtained such eggs, and their form is more nearly ball-shape than that seen in those of most other birds.

We knew how the eggs of all the feathered guests of Germany were coloured and marked, and the chest of drawers containing our collection stood for years in my mother's attic.

When I inquired about it a few years ago, it could not be found, and Ludo, who had helped in gathering it, lamented its loss with me..