PLECTROPHENAX, 259 
Plectrophenax nivalis, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. xii. p. 572 (1888) ; 
Grant, Ibis, 1893, p. 569; 1894, p. 186; Pearson, Ibis, 1898, p. 193; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 286 (1909). 
Passerina nivalis nivalis, Ridgw. B. North § Middle Amer, i. p. 148 
(1901) ; Hariert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 202 (1904). 
Passerina nivalis, Jowrd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 118, pl. 14. figs. 17-21 
(1906). 
Eggs of the Snow-Bunting are of a pointed oval shape and are 
moderately glossy. The ground-colour is generally pale bluish- 
white, but in some specimens it is yellowish-white or cream-colour. 
The surface-markings, consisting of streaks, spots, and blotches, 
are reddish- or orange-brown, and there are generally, in addi- 
tion, some sharply-defined markings of deep chocolate-brown, but 
these are almost entirely confined to the larger end of the egg. 
The underlying markings, which are usually large and conspicuous, 
consist of blotches and clouds of rich lilac-grey and pale purple. 
The markings are always densest at the large end, where they are 
often confluent and form a zone or irregular cap. 
The eggs measure from °8 to 1:05 in length, and from ‘6 to -68 
in breadth. 
3. 
9 
vo. 
North America. 
North America (Henshaw Coll.). 
Arctic America. 
York Factory, Hudson’s Bay, 
Aug. 
Grinnell Land, N. lat. 82° 33’, 
24th June (H. W. Feilden), 
Crowley Bequest. 
Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Dr. Rae [P.]. 
Admiral A, H. Markham [P.]. 
Voy. H.M.S. ‘ Alert.’ 
11. Discovery Bay, Grinnell Land Voy. H.M.S. ‘ Discovery.’ 
(C. Hart). 
4. Greenland. Old Collection. 
4. Greenland. Gould Coll. 
4, Greenland. Gould Coll. 
4. Greenland (£. Fenéker : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 
Coll.). 
4, Greenland, N. Lat. 61°, 25th Seebohm Coll. 
June. 
5. South Greenland (H.C. Miller). Seebohm Coll, 
7. Godhaab, Greenland, 12th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
Bae 
2. Iceland (W. Proctor: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 
Coll.). 
5. Iceland (W. P.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
6. Iceland, 18th June. Crowley Bequest. 
2. Iceland. Old Collection. 
6. Iceland, 6th July. Seebohm Coll. 
24. Iceland (Stecneke : Hargitt Coll.). | Seebohm Coll. 
7. Iceland. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
(Po 
6. Iceland, 3rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
(ee. 
5. Iceland, 12th June. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
ES | 
10. Iceland (W". Proctor). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Reykjavik, Iceland, 4th June. 
W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
[P.}. 
