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Ind. iii. p. 309 (1880) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 231, pi, 28 

 (1885); id. Geof/r. Distr. Charadriid<e,y. r^02 (1887). 

 Scolopax rusticula, Baedeker, Eier Evr. Vog. tab. 53. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; 

 Leyge, Birds L'eyUm, p. 806 (1880); Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. 

 Birds, iii. p. 349 (1890) ; Poynting, Eqgs of Brit. Birds, p. 103, pi. 23 

 (1895-0); Seebohm, Egr/s of Brit. Birds, p. 152, pi. 41. figs. 2, 5 

 (1896); Skarpe, Cat. Birds' B. M. xxiv. p. 671 (1896) ; id. Hand-!, 

 i. p. 166 (1899) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 428 (1899). 



The eggs of the Woodcock vary much in shape, some being broad 

 blunt ovals, others pointed ovals, and others again pyriform. They 

 possess a large amount of gloss. The ground ranges from cream- 

 colour and greyish white to a pale buff. The markings, which 

 consist of spots, blotches, and clouds, are yellowish brown, umber- 

 brown, and pale underlying purple, those of the latter colour being 

 very prominent. The markings on many specimens are small and 

 very evenly spread over the entire shell ; on others they are large 

 and chiefly set over the broader half of the egg, where they are 

 often confluent and form large patches and sometimes an irregular 

 cap or zone. Specimens measure from 1"6 to 1'9 in length, and 

 from 1'25 to 1-42 in breadth. 



Loch Luichart, Ross-shire, 3rd May 



( W. McRae : Hargitt Coll.). 

 Knockie, Inverness-shire {Hargitt 



Coll.). 

 Knockie, 9th March {Hargitt Coll.). 

 Knockie, 2oth March {Hargitt Coll.). 

 Dochfour Woods, Inverness {Hargitt 



Coll.). 

 Sherwood Forest {H. Seebohm). 

 Hanipi^hire. 



New Forest {H. Saunders). 

 Eppiiig Forest (7. W. Maitland). 

 Tunbridge, Kent {H. Saiaiders). 

 Bayham, Sussex, April (Lord 



Camden). 

 East Sussex {H. Saunders). 

 Sarpsborg, Norway, 9th 3Iay (F. D. 



Godman). 

 Sweden. 

 Sweden, 4th May {H. W. Wheel- 



wrii/ht). 

 Courland, Baltic Sea, 20th April Seebohm Coll 



{Russow). 

 Denmark {Benzon). 

 Pomerania {T. Holland). 

 Eure, France {A. Novry : Harqitt 



Coll.). 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Charles Bowyer, Esq. [P.]. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Salvin-Godiuan Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Genus PHILOHELA, Graij. 



Philohela minor {Gm.). 



Scolopax minor, Thien. Fortpfanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ix. fig. 7 (1845-54) ; 

 Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. CharadriidcB, p. 504 (1887). 



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