228 STERCOKAEIID^. 



2. Naesseby, Finmark {Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 



3. E. Petchora, 4th Aug. {H. Seehohm Seebohm Coll. 



Sf J. A. Harvie-Brown). 



1. Berg Island, Novaya Zemlya, 5th Admiral A. Markham [P.]. 



July. 



Stercorarius parasiticus {Linn.). 



Lestris cephus, Thien. Fortpjlunz. </es. Toy. tab. Ixxxvi. fig. 4, a-d 



(1845-54). 

 Lestris crepidatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vciff. tab. 64. fig. 3 (1855-63). 

 Lestris buffonii, Heivitson, JEggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 508, pi. cxliii. fig. i 



(1856). 

 Stercorarius parasiticus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 481 (1876) ; Feildeit 



in Nares's Narr. Voy. Volar Sea, ii. p. 214 (1878) ; Saunders, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xxv. p. 334 (1896) ; Shari)e, Hand-l. i. p. 144 (1899). 

 Stercorarius longicaudatus, Feilden, Ibis, 1877, p. 409. 

 Stercorarius longicaudus, Baird, Breioer ^- Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. 



ii. p. 339 (1884). 

 Stercorarius buffoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 358, pi. 55 (1885) ; id. 



Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 117, pi. 37. fig. 5 (1896). 



The eggs of Buffon's Skua are very similar to those of Richardson's 

 Skua, but are, on the whole, rather smaller. They measure from, 

 1-95 to 2-25 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-0 in breadth. 



2. Dumb-bell Harbour, N. Lat. 82^°, Voy. H.M.S. ' Alert.' 



ISth July (H. W. FeMen). 



2. Floeberg Beach, N. Lat. 82° 27', Voy. II. M.S. 'Alert.' 

 7th June {H. W.F.). 



11. Discovery Bay (C i/«r<). Voy. H.M.S. ' Discovery.' 



2. Greenland, 3rd June (E. Feneker : Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 



3. Lapland, 20th June. Saunders Coll. 



1, Kautokeino, Lapland, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Quickiock, Lapland. Saunders Coll. 

 2. Alten, Lapland, June {W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Alten, 21st June ( W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Naesseby, Finmark {Nordvi). Seebohm Col!. 



