44 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
rather tending to chocolate, not so pyriform as those of the smaller waders; 
four; 2.45 by 1.85, 7. Nests on the ground ina slight depression. U. S. 
559. Hudsonian Curlew—NUMENIUS HuDsoNIcus. Ashy-yellow, the 
markings are large and bold, of different shades of chocolate and umber- 
brown. The eggs of this species can only be distinguished from the following © 
species by their larger size; four; 2.28 by 1.60, 7. Nests in a depression 
of the ground. N. A. 
560. Eskimo Curlew—NUMENIUS BOREALIS. Varying from yellowish- | 
ash to greenish-brown, spotted and blotched with bold markings of umber 
and brown of varying shades; 1.95 by 1.30, v. Nests in a depression of 
the ground. North and Middle America. 
563. Red Phalarope—PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS. Greenish or yellowish- 
ash, blotched and spotted with brown of various shades. The eggs of this 
species cannot, with certainty, be distinguished from those of the following 
species; four; 1.15 by .85, v. Nests on the ground in a slight depression. 
Northern Hemisphere 
564. Northern Phalarope—LoBIPES HYPERBOREUS Greenish or yellow- 
ish-ash, thickly blotched with varying shades of brown; two to four; 1.08 
by .82, v. Nests on the ground ina slight depression. Northern Hemisphere. 
565. Wilson’s Phalarope—sTEGANopus wiLsoni. Ashy-yellow, usually 
coarsely spotted and blotched with brown of varying shades; two to four; 
1.20 by .go, v. Nests on the ground in a depression. N. A. 
566. American Avocet—RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA. Varying from a | 
dark olive to buff, uniformly spotted with chocolate-brown of various shades, 
pyriform; three or four; 2. by 1.35, v. Nests on the ground in a slight 
depression. Ces: 
567. Black-necked Stilt—-HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS. Brownish-olive, spot- 
ted, blotched and lined quite thickly and irregularly with brownish black 
of varying shades, pyriform; three or four. The eggs appear large for the 
size of the bird; 1.58 by 1.20. Nests on the ground in a slight depres- 
sion. U8: 
569. Red-breasted Rail—RALLUS ELEGANS Varying from a dull white 
to cream or pale buff, sparsely dotted and spotted with 1eddish-brown and 
lilac, oval; six to ten; 1.66 by 1.10, Nests on the ground in marshy 
places. U.S 
57). Clapper Rail--RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS CREPITANS. Pale buffy-yel- 
low, dotted and spotted with reddish-brown and lilac, oval; eight; 1.65 
by 1.05. Nests on the ground in marshy places. 
Middle and Southern Coast, U.S. 
