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breadth from 1'15 to 1'05 inch. In general appearance they most nearly resemble 

 eggs of Bartram's Sandpiper and the Common Sandpiper, between which they are 

 intermediate in size." 



Mr. H, E. Dresser says that the measurements of three clutches of eggs in 

 his collection, obtained from Pomerania, vary from 1"6 by 1-15 inch to 1-47 by 

 11 inch.* 



* ' History of the Birds of Europe,' vol. viii. p. 142. 



