40 EGG 8 OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



brown of varying shades; .80 -\- 1.20 to .85 -|- 1.25. Known 

 from tliose of No. 242 by the large size and greenish color. 

 Breeds in Eastern North America, north of the United States, 

 late in May. 



247. Western" Sandpiper, Ereunetes occidentalis. Eggs, 

 3 or 4, pyriforni, light grayish buff, thickly spotted with reddish 

 sepia; .80 + 1.20 to .90 -|- 1.25. Breeds in Western North 

 America, in the far north, in May. 



248. Sanderling, CalichHs arenaria. Eggs, 2 to 4, pyri- 

 foi-m, varying from dark ashy yellow to greenish brown, spotted 

 and blotched with brown of varying shades; .40 -\- 1.35 to .45 

 -]- 1.45. Known by the size and general dark color. Breeds 

 in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the globe. 



249. Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa. Eggs, 2 to 4, long 

 oval, varying from creamy to pale buff, spotted and blotched 

 rather sparingly with yellowish brown of varying shades, with 

 the usual paler shell-markings; 1.45 -|- 2.20 to 1.50 -|- 2.25. 

 Known by the peculiar foi-m, size, and j^ale color. Breeds in 

 the interior of North America, from Utah, northward, in May. 



250. Pacific Godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri. Eggs, 2 

 or 3, oblong oval, varying from pale drab to greenish, spotted 

 and blotched with umber ; 1.43 + 2.25 to 1.45 + 2.25. Breeds 

 on the shores and islands of the Pacific ; in North America 

 only in Alaska, in May. 



251. HuDSONiAN GoDwaT, Limosa hmmastica. Eggs, 3 or 

 4, pyriform, very dark greenish brown, somewhat obscurely 

 blotched with dark brown ; 1.35 + 2.15 to 1.40 + 2.20. Known 

 by the large size, form, and dark color. Breeds in the extreme 

 north of Eastern North America, in May. 



252. Black-tailed Godwit, Liinosa limosa. Eggs, quite 

 similar to those of No. 251. Extraliraital ; breeds in the north- 

 ern parts of the Old World ; bird accidental in Greenland. 



253. Green-shank, Totanus nehxdaris. Eggs, 3 or 4, pyri- 

 form, pale yellowish green, spotted with dark brown and light 

 purplish drab; 1.38 + 2.25 to 1.42 + 2.10. Extraliraital; 

 occurs in the Eastern Hemisphere; bird accidental in Florida. 



