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3. Fariie LslancLs Oth Jane (11. C. M. : Seebolim Coll. 

 Hanjitt Coll.). 



2. Faroe Islands, 8th June (H. C. M. : Seebolim Coll. 



Ilmujitt Coll.). 



3. Faroe Islands, 1 2th June {H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Han/itt Coll.). 



4. Faroe Islands, 12th June [H. C. M.: Seebohm Coll. 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 4. Faroe Islands, 12th June (H. C. 31.: Seebohm Coll. 

 Hart/itt Coll.). 



2. Fariie Islands, 12th June (H. C. M.: Seebohm Coll. 



Harqitt Coll.). 



3. Faroe Islands, 12th J una (If. GTlf..- Seebohm Coll. 



Haniitt Coll.). 

 3. Fariie Islands, 12th J uue [H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 

 Hargltt Coll.). 



3. Faroe Islands, 1 3th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Hnrgitt Coll.). 



4. Faroe Islands, 14th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Hcm/itt Coll.). 

 4. Fariie Islands, 14th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 4. Fariie'lslands, 15th June [H. C. M.: Seebohm Coll. 



Harr/ift Coll.). 

 2. Fariie Islands, 1 6th June (H. C. M. ; Se'ebohm Coll. 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 4. Fariie Islands, 23rd June {H. C M. : Seebohm Coll. 



Harqitt Coll.i. 

 4. Fari.e'lslands, 24th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm CoU. 



Hargitt Coll.). 



Numenius borealis, Lath. 



Numenius borealis, Neivton, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 56, pi. iv. fig'. 1 ; Dresser, 

 Birds Eur. viii. p. 221 (1873) ; Baird, Brewer S,- Bidgw. Water 

 Birds N. Am. i. p. 318 (1884); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 104, 

 pi. 33 (1885) : id. Geoqr. Distr. Charadriidce, p. 333 (1887) ; id. 

 JSqgs of Brit. Birds, p. 133, pi. 45. fig. 3 (1896) ; MacFarhtne, Proe. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 429 (1891) ; Pognfinq, Eggs of Brit. Birds, 

 p. 253, pi. 54 (1895-6) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bird's B. M. xxiv. p. .368 

 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 1.58 (1899). 



The two eggs of the Eskimo "Whimbrel in the Collection are 

 pjTiform and rather narrow in projtortion to their length. They 

 arc almost gloss-less. The ground-colour is olive-bufY, and it is 

 sparingly spotted and blotched with umber-bro-wii and underlying 

 pale purple. The markings are larger and more frequent on the 

 larger half of the egg than elsewhere. Two examples measure 

 respectively: 2 by 1-35; 2-2o by l-.j. 



2. Arctic America {Smiths. Inst.). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus LIMOSA, Briss. 



The eggs of the Godwits are j)yriform, at times somewhat narrow 

 and lengthened, at others broad and abruptly pointed. They have 

 a considerable amount of gloss. 



