OCDICNEMDS. 



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'CEdicneinin cedicneiuu-^, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 4 (1896) ; 

 id. Hnnd-l. i. p. 172 (1899). 



The eggs of the European Stone-Curlew, or Stone-Plover, are of 

 :an oval t'orna, the proportion, however, between the length and the 

 breadth being very variable. Thej- have little or no gloss. The 

 ■ground varies from creamy-white, pale buflf, or stone-colour to rich 

 buff, and some specimens have a decided olive or greenish tinge. 

 'The markings are of different shades of brown, frequently approach- 

 ing black, and underlying grey or pale purple. They consist of 

 spots, blotches, and streaky lines and are disposed over the shell 

 in an endless variety of designs. Frequently the blotches on the 

 broad end are large, confluent, and form huge patches ; quite 

 as often they are comparative!)' small and evenly set over the 

 entire shell. One example in the Collection is greenish white with 

 only a very few brown specks on it. The eggs measure from 1"65 

 to 2*2 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-6 in breadth. Indian examples 

 are much smaller than those from Europe. 



10. 



7. 

 4. 



1. 



VOL, 



Lincolnshire {Hargitt Coll.). 



Thetford, Norfolk, May. 



Thetford. 



Tbecford, 3rd 3Iav {H. Saunders). 



Lakenheath, Suftolk, 24th April 



(O. Salviii). 

 Dorchester {H. Saunders). 

 Granada, Spain (H. Saunders). 

 Mark Brandenbui-ii; {T. Holland). 

 Near Berlin ( T. H.). 

 Dobrudscha, 11th June (J. Young 



^ H. Seebohm). 

 Missolonghi, Greece, 27th .May 



{H. Seebohm). 

 Malta [A. Leith Adams). 

 Malta (C. A. Wright). 

 Ain Djendeli, Algeria, May 



(0. Snlvin). 

 Madracen, Algeria (0. S.). 

 Siud {J. H. Gould). 

 Sirsa, Punjab. 

 Ilausi ( W. Blewitt). 

 Ilaiisi, 6th April (XT. B.). 

 Hansi, 6th April [W. B.). 

 Hansi, 17th April (W. B.). 

 Delhi, 19th Mav (C. T. Bimjham). 

 Delhi {A. 0. Hume). 

 Etawah. 



Etawah, 25th Feb. (A. 0. Hume). 

 Etawah, 30th March {A. 0. H.). 

 Etawah, June (.-1. O. H.). 

 Etawah, 13th April {W. E. 



Brooks) . 

 Allaliabad, 3rd April {_A. O. 



Hume). 

 Maunbhoom, 23rd April (R. C. 



Beavan). 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Gould Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Iluuie Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume CoU. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



