2 SCOLOPACID^. 



The breediug-grounds of this bird are most probably on the wild lonely tundras 

 that stretch for miles and miles along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, from North 



Russia eastwards to the Pacific Like the eggs of the Knot, those of the 



Curlew-Sandpiper are still a prize which some adventurous ornithologist has yet 

 to secure." 



