5! 



THE MUSEUM. 



the same, formed the nest, being evi- 

 dently brought together by the bird it- 

 self. The situation of the nest was 

 about 40 feet from the line of high 

 water, and about 14 feet above the 

 level of the sea. One of the eggs was 

 quite clear; the second contained a 

 small embryo, in which only the large 

 eyes were distinguishable; the third 

 had a larger foetus with well-develop- 

 ed wings, legs, etc. In general ap- 

 pearance the eggs recall those of Ac^- 

 gralitis scinipabiiata-almata, being 

 larger, however, and of a somewhat 

 deeper ground color. Some eggs were 

 more olive and others more buff. The 

 spots are on the whole, smaller than in 

 average, specimens of the former, be- 

 ng in that respect more like Ac. Jicat- 

 iciila. The eggs measure from 36 to 

 37.25 mm long by 26.5 to 2'jmm wide. 



Aleutian Sandpiper, Triiiga coucsi. 

 The Aleutian Sandpiper is a per- 

 fectly good and distinct species, read- 

 ily distinguished in all plumages from 

 the Purple Sandpiper, Tringa mari- 

 tina, with which it has frequently been 

 confounded. The first eggs are laid 

 about the middle of May. On the 17th 

 of June I got a newly' hatched chick. 

 Like so many other members of the 

 same order, the mother shows great 

 love for her offspring, trying all sorts 

 of devices to devert the attention of 

 the approaching hunter from the young 

 ones to herself, risking her own life in 

 order to save theirs. 



Long-toed Stint, Tri)iga damaccnsis 

 This species arrives at Behring Is- 

 land in large flocks during the later 

 part of May, and are then met with 

 on sandy beaches, where the surf has 

 thrown up large masses of sea weed, 



busily engaged in picking up the num- 

 erous Crustaceans, etc. , with whichi 

 the weeds abound. Most of the birds, 

 stay only a few days, going further 

 north, while a small number remain; 

 over summer, breeding sparingly on: 

 the large swamp behind the village. 

 My efforts to find the nest were unsuc- 

 cessful but I shot birds near Zapor- 

 naja Reschka on the 17th and 22nd of 

 June, and on the 7th of August. 



[CONTINUED IN JANUARY NUMBER.] 



A Naturalist's Mistake. 





"Ah, this is a curious hanging plant. 

 with a" 







We regret that we arc obliged to 

 leave the article on Pacific Coast Star- 

 fishes out of this number but it will 

 surely appear in the January number. 



