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Dresser, Birds IJiir. Viii. p. 243 (1873); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. 

 p. 1)4, pi. 33 (1885) ; id. Geixjr. JDistr. Charadriidce, p. 322 (1887) ; 

 id. B(/<is of Brit. Birds, p. 132, pi. 40. ii<is. 4, 5 (1896) ; Poynting, 

 Eygsof Brit. Birds, p. 243, pis. 51, 52 (1895-0) ; iShcirpe, Cat. Birds 

 B.'M. xxiv. p. 341 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 157 (1899). 

 Numenius lineatiis, Legge, Birds L'eyl. p. 906 (1880) 



The eggs of the Common Curlew are chiefly pyriform, but a few 

 are of a pointed oval form. IMany have a fair amount of glos.s, 

 others have it faintly indicated, and some are gloss-less. The 

 ground-colour is of various shades of olive-gi'eeu, and occasionally 

 of a huff or stone-colour. The surface-markings consist of spots 

 and blotches of dark brown, umber-brown, or yellowish brown, 

 and the}' are very evenly distributed over the whole shell. The 

 midorlying markings are of a pale purple colour. On some examples 

 the markings are small and Avell-defined ; on others they are large, 

 and confluent over the larger half of the egg, but they seldom form 

 any well-marked cap. On some specimens the markings are 

 everywhere pale, on others they are very dark. The eggs measure 

 from 2-4 to 2-9 in length, and from l"7o to 2 in breadth. 



Loch Luichart, Tvoss-shire 



Mcliae : Harydt Cull.). 

 Loch Luichart, 26th April {E. Har- 

 , gitt). 



Knockie, Inverness {Hargitt Coll.). 

 Knockie {Hargitt Coll.). 

 Kuockie {J. Richmoml : Hargitt 



Coll.). 

 Knockie, 29th April {E. Hargitt). 

 Knockie, 3rd Mav {E. H.). 

 Knockie. 31st May {E. H.). 

 Strathglass, Inverness (lliirgitt Coll.). 

 Dumfiies-shire, 22nd .\pril. 

 Dumfries-shire, 25th Ajiril. 

 Dumfries-shire, 2(jth April. 

 Stouprigg, Northumberjand, 18th 



May. 

 Alnwick Moor, Northumberland, 



30th April. 

 Miickleuioos, Northumberland, 14th 



-May. 

 Iluttou Moor, Cumberland {Hargitt 



Coll.). 

 Eisley Moss, Lancashire (E. Cross- 



Jie'ld: Hargitt Coll.). 

 South Wales {Dmicaster). 

 Holland {J. Baker). 

 Valkcnswaard, Holland, 16th May 



(//. Seel)ohm vN" //. J. W/iaHon). 

 Valken.'^waard, 29tli Mnv 'JI. S. S( 



H. J. W.). 



{ W. Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 T. Drown, Esq. [P.]. 

 T. Drown, Esq. [P. 

 T. Drown, Esq. | P. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



R. TurnbuU, Esq. [P. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Se-bohm Coll. 



Seebohm Cell. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Goduian Coll. 

 Seebohm CoU. 



Seebolun Coll. 



