NHM-NE.11:139/B-2015
Parts
NHM-NE.11:139/B-2015
Identification
Apus melba
Alpine Swift
Coraciiformes
Micropopidae
Alpine Swift
Coraciiformes
Micropopidae
No. of eggs in clutch: 2
Description
31 x 19mm
Inscribed in purple ink: 139
History and association
• O'Reilly, W., A Catalogue of the William Newall Collection of Bird's Eggs, 1989 [Handwritten catalogue, English names taken from the Howard Saunder's 'Manual of British Birds', 1889, and Latin names from 'Thorburn's Birds', 1982]
• Westall, G., and C. Graham [arranged by], Eggs of British Birds in the Eton College Natural History Museum, Lent 1935, amended by G. Hornby Lent 1959 [Handwritten register, amended in 1959 with inventory and conditions]
• Collection of British Birds Eggs formed by William Newall and classified according to Howard Saunders (Manual of British Birds 1889), 1895: Handwritten catalogue (assumed to be written by William Newall)
• Westall, G., and C. Graham [arranged by], Eggs of British Birds in the Eton College Natural History Museum, Lent 1935, amended by G. Hornby Lent 1959 [Handwritten register, amended in 1959 with inventory and conditions]
• Collection of British Birds Eggs formed by William Newall and classified according to Howard Saunders (Manual of British Birds 1889), 1895: Handwritten catalogue (assumed to be written by William Newall)