190 



pointed oval form, smooth, fairly glossy, and of a dull greenish- 

 buff or greyish-green colour. They measure from 2'66 to 2'81 in 

 length, and from 1- 72 to 1-8 in breadth. 



Alaska (E. W. Nelson). 



St. Michael's, Alaska, 12th June 



{E. W. Nelson: Henshmu Coll.). 

 St. Michael's, 17th June ( E. W. N. : 



He7ighaw Coll.). 

 St. Michael's, 11th June {E. If. 



Nelson). 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Salviu-ijodnian Coll. 



Salvin-Gcdmau Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Genus SOMATEEIA, Leach. 

 Somateria mollissinia {Linn.). 



Anas mollissinia, Tltien. Fortpflnnz. qvs. Yoq. tab. Ixxviii. fig. 1, a-r 



(1845-54). 

 Somateria mollissinia, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vij;/. tab. 8. fig. 1 (1855-68) ; 



Heioitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 414, pi. cxv. fig. iii ri856) ; 



Dresser, Bird» Eur. vi. p. 629 (1871) ; Feilden in Markham'' s Polar 



Beconn. pp. 336, 339 (l.^Bl) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 616, pi. 59 



(1885); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 54, pi. 9. figs. 3, 4 (1896); 



Sahcidori. Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 425 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. 



p. 226 (1899). 



The eggs of the Eider Duck are of a rather narrow oval form, 

 ■with the smaller end pointed. They are smooth, gloss j% and vary 

 in colour from greyish green to deep green. They measure from 

 2'8 to 3'3 in length, and from 1-9 to 2-1 in breadth. 



6. Greenland. 



5. Greenland {E. Feneker : Harr/itt 



Coll.). 

 1. Iceland ( W. Proctor). 



4. Iceland, lltli June {Nielson). 



5. Iceland, 4th June (Nielson). 



1. Spitsbergen. 



8. Hecla Cove, Spitr^bergen. 



2. Nameless Bay, NovayaZenilyn, 15tli 



June. 

 1 . Mal.itcliskin Schar, Novaya Zenilya. 

 22ud June. 



4. Faroe Islands (//. C. Miiller). 



5. Faroe Islands, 10th June (H. C. M.: 



Harqitt Coll.). 

 5. Faroe Islands, 10th June {H. C. M. : 

 Hargitt Coll.). 



4. Loch Maddv, N. Uist, 6th June 



(E. V. Seebohm). 



5. Loch Maddy, 6th June (E. V. S.). 



1. F^air Island. Orkneys. 



2. F^arn Islands. 



4. Farn Islands. 



1. Farn Islands, 29th May [H.Seebohn). 

 1. Farn Islands, June. 



5. Farn Islands. 4th June [E. Hargitt). 



Col. H. W. Feilden, C.B. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Old Collection. 

 Crowley Request. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 McCormick Bequest. 

 Admiral .\. H. ^^arkham [P.]. 



Admiral A. H. Markham [P.]. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 E. M. Xelson, Esq. [P.\ 

 J. Whitehead, F]sq. ^P.'. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godmau Coll. 

 Seebohm C«>11. 



