38 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



by the pale colors mid pyriform shape. Breeds in the extreme 

 northern portions of North America, in June. 



232. Long-billed Doavitohek, Macrorainphus scolopaceus. 

 Eggs, 3 or 4, pyrifortn, decifledly rufous drab, blotched with 

 deep sepia brown; 1.15 -|- ^-80 to 1.20 -|- 1.85. Known from 

 those of No. 231 by the decidedly rufous ground-color. Breeds 

 in the western portion of Northern North America, in May. 



233. Stilt Saxdpipee, Micropalama himantopus. Eggs, 

 3 or 4, oblong pyriform, grayish white, with large round and 

 scattering markings of brown; 1.05 -f- 1.45 to 1,10 -j- 1,50. 

 Breeds north of the United States, in June. 



234. Knot, Tringa canutus. Eggs, evidently unknown. 

 Breeds in high northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. 



235. Purple Sandpeper, Tringa maritima. Eggs, 3 or 4, 

 decidedly pyriform, varying from yellowish ash to greenish, 

 spotted and blotched irregularly and rather coarsely with 

 brown of varying shades ; .90 -\- 1.30 to 1.00 -j- 1.40. Known 

 by the coarse markings, greenish shade, and pyriform shape. 

 Breeds in the extreme northern portion of the Northern • Hem- 

 isphere. 



236. Aleutian Sandpiper, Tringa cousei. Eggs, unknown. 

 Occurs on the Aleutian Islands and coast of Alaska, northward, 

 to St. Michael's. 



237. Peibtlov Sandpiper, Tringa ptilooieniis. Eggs, 2 or 

 3, decidedly pyriform, clear drab, boldly marked with large 

 blotches of sepia, mingled with other markings; 1.10 -j- 1.50 

 to 1.12 -f- 1.60. Breeds in the Pribylov Islands and Alaska, in 

 May. 



238. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Tringa acuminata. I can 

 find no description of the eggs of this species. Occurs in 

 Eastern Asia and on the coast of Alaska. 



239. Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa maculata. Eggs, un- 

 known. Breeds in the Arctic regions of North America. 



240. White-rumped Sandpiper, Tringa fusicollis. Eggs, 

 3 or 4, pyriform, rufous drab, boldly marked with very dark 



