EASTERN GOLDEN PLOVEK. 6 



tinge, blotched and spotted with rich brown. Some eggs have the markings 

 irregular, and many of the blotches are confluent, whilst other examples have 

 most of the markings round the large end. The grey underlying markings are 

 small and comparatively few in number. The character of the markings is 

 precisely similar to those on the eggs of the Common Golden Plover. They vary 

 in length from 1-92 to 1*85 inch, and in breadth from 1-32 to 1-27 inch. The 

 eggs of this bird very closely resemble those of the Common Golden Plover, but 

 are slightly smaller." 



