42 EGGS OF NOBTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



259. Wandering Tatler, Heteractitis incanus. Eggs, un- 

 kuown. Breeds on the eastern islands and shores of the Pacific 

 Ocean. The bird is a frequent migrant on the coast of Alaska. 



260. Ruff, Pavoticella pugncvx. Eggs, 2 to 4, oblong, pyri- 

 form, olivaceous, spotted and blotched with umber and reddish 

 brown; 1.09 + l.GO to 1.12 -f- 1.60. Extralimital ; occurs in 

 the northern ])arts of the Old World. Accidental in Eastern 

 North America. 



261. Baetkamian Sandpiper, -Bay^ramia/o?i^*c«t<c?«. Eggs, 

 2 to 4, rather short pyriform, pale buff, spotted and dotted 

 sparingly and irregularly, usually more thickly on the larger 

 end, with yellowish brown of varying shades; 1.25 -|- 1.75 to 

 1.35 -}- 1.90. Known by the short pyriform shape, pale colors, 

 and rather fine spottings. Breeds throughout Eastern North 

 America, from the Carolinas to Nova Scotia, and also in Alaska, 

 in May. 



262. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites siihruficollis. 

 Eggs, 2 to 4, pyriform, varying from ashy yellow to greenish 

 brown, spotted and blotched irregularly with umber and brown 

 of varying shades; 1.02 -|- 1-40 to 1.10 -j- 1.50. Known by the 

 size, dark colors, and heavy, abundant markings. Breeds in 

 the interior of British America, and in the Yucon district, 

 northward to the Arctic coast, in May. 



263. Spotted Sandpiper, Actis macularia. (Type, Plate 

 VI.) Eggs, 3 or 4, decidedly pyrifoi-m, varying from creamy 

 to buff, spotted, blotched, and dotted with rounded marks of 

 reddish brown and lilac ; .90 + 1.20 to .95 -f- 1.40. Known by 

 the size and rounded markings. Breeds throughout temperate 

 North America, in May. 



264. Long-billed Curlew, Numenhis longirostris. Eggs, 

 2 to 4, rather oval, varying from ashy yellow to greenish, 

 epotted, blotched, and dotted irregularly with brown, umber, 

 and lilac of varying shades; 1.80 + 2.40 to 1.90 + 2.88. The 

 largest of the Shore Birds' eggs. Breeds in the South Atlantic 

 States, excepting, perhaps, Florida, and through the interior of 

 temperate North America. 



