Family SCOLOPACIDAE. 

 Pelidna alpina schinzii (Brehm) — Dunlin. 



(Plate 148, fig. a-d). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 101, No. 237). 



Colour of surface of shell: Varies between pale green, in different shades, 



pale olive yellow and light yellowish brown ; 

 often with a more or less oily gloss. 



Colour of spots: brown in various shades; underlying spots 



show through light purplish; the spots 

 mostly have a dextral spiral course. 



Average dimensions: 34 X 24 millimetres. 



Average weight of shell: 0.47 gram 



Texture of shell: fine and smooth. 



Shape: pyriform. 



Nest and its site: on the ground, in a little liollow, lined with 



stalks. 



Number of eggs: 4. 



Breeding season: end of April, May, June. 



Duration of incubation: about 3 weeks. 



