38 CHARADRIID.E. 



Numenius longirostris, Wilson. 



(Plate II. fig. 8.) 



Numenius loiioirostris, Lord, Proc. H. A. Inst. Wodlwich, iv. p. 339 

 (I860); Baird, Brewer Sr Ridgzo. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 311 

 (1884) ; Seebohm, Geoc/r. Disfr. Charadriidee, p. 327 (1887) : Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxi'v. p. 352 (1896) ; id. Hand-I. i. p. I08 (1899). 



The three eggs of the AmericaJi Curlew in the Collection are 

 pyriform, and have a small amount of gloss. The ground is of a 

 pale greenish stone-colour, and this is rather densely marked with 

 greyish brown and imderh'ing pale purple. The surface-markings 

 have a general streaky appearance, especiall}' at the larger end. 

 Three examples measure resjiectively : 2'65 by l'8o ; 2*4 by 1"75 ; 

 2-42 by 1-75. 



1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Sahin-Godman Coll. 



2. British Columbia, June {J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm, 



Nnmenius pheBOpus {Linn.). 



Numenius phajopus, Tlden. Fortpfianz. qes. Viig. tab. Ixviii. fig. 2, a-h 

 (1840-54); Baedelcr, Eier Eur. tog. tab. 14. fig. 2 (1855-63); 

 Heiuitson, Er/gs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 324, pi. Ixxxvii. fig. i (1856) ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 227 (1873); Le(/r/e, Birds Ceyl. p. 910 

 (1880); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 100, pJ.' 33 (1885) ; td. Geoyr. 

 Distr. Charadriida, p. 328 (1887) ; id. Eiiijs of Brit. Birds, p. 133, 

 pi. 45. figs. 1, 2 (1896); Voyntimj, Eqifs of Brit. Birds, p. 249, 

 pl. 53 (1895-6) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 355 (1896) ; id. 

 Hand-l. i. p. 158 (1899). 



Numenius melanorbyncLus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voq. tab. 71. fig. 1 

 (1855-63). 



The eggs of the Common Whimbrcl are smaller than the eggs of 

 the Common Curlew, but otherwise resemble them closely. The 

 ground-colour, howeTcr, of the eggs of the present species is more 

 varied, ranging from a pale green to an olive-green, and from a pale 

 buff to a brownish buff. Numerous specimens measure from 2'2 

 to 2'5 ill length, and from 1-55 to 1*75 in breadth. 



4. Iceland ( W. Proctor). H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 



5. Iceland ( W. P.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Faroe Islands, 14th June {II. TV. Seebohm Coll. 



Feilden). 



7. Farop Islands {H. C. Miiller). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Faroe Islands 12th June ( //. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 

 25 Faroe Islands {H. C. M. : Harqitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



4. Faroe Islands, 4lb June {H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Harr/itt Coll.). 



3. Faroe Islands, 4th June {H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Harr/itt Coll.). 

 2. Faroe Islands, 4th June (//. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Ilargitt Coll.). 

 2. Faroe Islands, 5th June {H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Ilargitt Coll.). 



4. Faroe Islands, 6th June [H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll 



Ilargitt Coll.). 



