1917- Foster — Measuvemcnis and IVeighls of Blnis' Eggs. 45 



Shoveler, Spatitla clypeala (Linn.). — Average of 3 eggs 501X 37-36— 



weight 2 ■~\. 

 Pintail, Datila acuta (Linn.). — One egg 53-5x41 -7 — ^veight 4-35. 

 Pochard, Xyroca fcriv.a (Linn.) [Fuligula fevina]. — Average of 2 eggs 



61 • I X 44 • I — weight G • 45. 

 Tufted Duck, A', fuligula (Linn.) [Fitligiila o'istaia]. — Average of 3 eggs 



56 ■ I X 40 • 5- -weight 425. 

 Common Scoter, Oedemia nigra (Linn.). — Average of 3 eggs 62 63 x 43 9 



— weight 4 ■95. 

 Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator Linn. — Average ol 5 eggs (>\i\ 



X 45-3— weight 6 326. 

 Heron, Ardea cinerea Linn. — Average of 5 eggs 59-82x41 34 — weight 



4-55-1- 

 Bittern, Botaurus stellaris (Linn.). — One egg 52 2x37 5 — v/eight 2-43. 

 Red-necked Phalarope, Phalavopus lobatus (Linn.) [P. hyperborens]. — One 



egg 30 ■ 2 X 2 o • 2 — weight 35. 

 Woodcock, Scolopax vusticola Linn. — Average of 3 eggs 42 -76x33 -76 — 



weight 1-4. 

 Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago (Linn.) [Gallinago coelesiis]. — Average 



of 7 eggs 38-89X 28-34 — weight -8357. 

 Dunlin, Tvinga alpina Linn. — Average of 6 eggs 34 -44x24 -78 — w'eight 



•483- 

 Redshank, Totanus totanus (Linn.) [Totanus calidvis]. — Average of 5 eggs 



43 ■ 8 X 3 1 • 64 — weight 123. 

 Common Sandpiper, Totanus hypoleucus (Linn.).— Average of 4 eggs 36 • 125 



X 24 -98 — w^eight -58. 

 Curlew, Numeniiis arquata (Linn.). — Average of 5 eggs 70-24x48-38 — 



weight 4-82. 

 Golden Plover, Charadrius apvlcarius Linn. [C. pluvialis]. — One egg 47-5 



X 35 ■ 7— ^^^eight i 55. 

 Ringed Plover, Aegialitis hiaticula (Linn.) — Average of 4 eggs 36 -5 x 26-25 



— weight -7. 

 Lapwing, Vanellus vanellits (Linn.) \V. vitlgaris]. — Average of 9 eggs 



-16-39 (44-48)x 33-9^ (30 -3-34)— ^veight 1-478. 

 Oyster-catcher, Haematopus ostralegus Linn. — Average of 4 eggs 56-45X 



45 -J— weight 3-375- 

 Common Gull, Lams caniis Linn. — Average of 2 eggs 56 35x40 -65 — 



weight 3-115. 

 Herring-Gull, /-. avgentatus Ponto. — Average of ^^ eggs 68-97 (64 -5-78) x 



48 - 5 (43 ■ 7-53 • 3)— weight 5-71. 

 Greater Black-backed Gull, L. marinus Linn. — Average of 3 eggs 76-87X 



54-33— ^veight 8-27. 

 British Lesser Black-backed Gull, A. fusciis affi,nis (Linn.). — Average of 



4 eggs 69 - 1 25 X 49 - 65 — weight 6 - 1 . 

 Black-headed Gull, L. vidihundits Linn. — Average of 8 eggs 51 71 x 37 -75 — 



weight 2-3312. 

 Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (Unn.). — Average of 4 eggs 55-7x38-625 — 

 weight 2 625. 



