LIMOS.V. STJirniMIA. 41 



4. W'<xvii»v]\,nvin-]h\-men (7'. Ilvl/cmd). Stebolmi Coll. 



4. Tiirni, Jutland (i/. /. iV(«'A' >.y if. Seebohm Cull. 



''^cebokin). 



4. Jutland, loth May. J. Stares & E.Earle,Esqrs. [P.J. 



Limosa hudsonica (Lath.). 

 (Plate II. fig. 11.) 



Limosa Lferaa.stica, Baird, Brewer S) Riilijir. Water Birds N. Am. i. 



p. 2(,0 ( 1884) ; MacFnrUme, Proc. U. i>'. Nut. Mus. xiv. p. 428 (1891). 

 Liuio.-a luid.sonica, ISeehvhm, Geo(jr. Uistr. Cfiuradriidce, p. 392 (1887) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 388 (189(3) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 159 



(1899). 



The eggs of the American Black-tailed Godwit, or Hudsonian 

 Godwit, do not appear to be separable from the eggs of Z. limosa, 

 but it may be noted that the three examples in the Collection are 

 very lengthened and narrow. They measure respectively : 2"15 by 

 l-;5: i!-15by 1-4; 2-1 by 1-4 



2. Hudson's Bay. Gould Coll. 



1. Hudson's Bay. Seebohm Coll. 



Gentis SYMPHEMIA, Rajin. 

 Symphemia semipalmata {Gm.). 



Totanus scniipalmatus, Thien. Fortjrflmz. r/es. Toy. tab. Ixiv. fig. 1 



(] 845-54); Seebohm, Geoyr. Bistr. Charadriidee, p. 358 (1887). 

 Catoptiophorus stmipalmatus, Baedeker, Eier Fait. Voij. tab. 30. fig. 6 



(1854-G3). 

 Synipbeniia semipalmata, Bree, Birds Fvr. 2nd ed. v. p. 15, pi. — (1876) ; 



Baird, Breu-er i^- liidi/ir. Wuter Birds N. Am. i. p. 285 (1884); 



iSharpe, Cat. Birds B. 'M. xxiv. p. 405 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 100 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Willet are pyriform, and possess a considerable 

 amount of gloss. The ground-colour is very variable, being pale 

 greyish-green, pale buff, stone-colour or brownish buff, and this is 

 spotted and blotched, more thickly at the broad end than elsewhere, 

 with yellowish-, umber-, or dark chocolate-brown, fogetlier with some 

 underlving inky pur])le. On some specimens the markings are .small, 

 on others they are of large size and frequently conflueiit. The eggs 

 measure from 2-02 to 2-2 in length, and from 1-4 to 1-55 in 

 breadth. 



5. North Am(>rica (Henshaic Coll.). Salvin-Godmaii Coll. 



1. North America. A. D. Bartlett, Esq. [P.]. 



1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Col 



1. Nortli America ( T. M. Breirer). Snlvin-Godiuan Coll. 



2. North America. Seeliobm Coll. 



2. North America (Hanjitt Coll.). Sctbohm Coll. 



3. I'tah. Seebohm Coll. 

 (\. Utah. Seebohm Coll. 

 1. Cobbs Island, Virginia, 30th May. Seebohm Coll. 



