Family SCOLOPACIDAE. 

 Numenius arquata (L.) — Common Curlew. 



(Plates 157—159, fig. a— f). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 107, No. 252). 



Colour of surface of shell : 



Colour of spots: 



Average dimensions: 

 Average weight of shell : 

 Texture of shell: 



Shape : 



Nest and its site: 



Number of eggs: 

 Breeding season : 

 Duration of incubation: 



olive green, olive yellow, olive grey, or olive 

 brown, in various shades; often with a 

 more or less oily gloss. 



brown, in various shades; the colour of the 

 underlying spots, as showing through, is 

 pale purple. 



67 >C 46.7 millimetres. 



4.5 grams. 



slightly more unevenly grained than that of 

 L. limosa. 



mostly pyriform; sometimes pointed oval. 



on the ground, in a little hollow which is 

 sometimes lined with a little dry vegetable 

 material. 



4. 



end of April, May, June. 



about 4 weeks. 



