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265. PIuDSONiAN Curlew, Numenius hudsonicus. Kg-<:js, 3 

 or 4, jiyrifonn, varying from asliy yellow to greenish, spotted 

 and blotched ii-regularly and thickly with brown and umber of 

 varying shades; 1.50 + 2.20 to 1.60 + 2.30. Breeds in the 

 far north. 



266. Eskimo Curlew, Nutnenius horealis. Eggs, 2 to 4, 

 rather oval, varying from ashy to greenish brown, spotted and 

 blotched coarsely with brown and umber; 1.30 -\- 1.90 to 1.85 

 -\- 2.00. Known by the oval form and coarse markings. Breeds 

 in the eastern Arctic regions of North America. 



267. Whimbrel, Nitmenius phmo^nis. Eggs, 2 to 4, pyri- 

 form, varying from light to dark greenish brown, spotted and 

 clouded with dark umber ; 1.51. -|- 2.25 to 1.60 -f- 2.57. Extra^ 

 limital ; breeds in the northern parts of the Old World, but the 

 bird occurs in Greenland. 



268. Bristle-thighed Curlew, Numenius tahitiensis. 

 Eggs, unknown. Extralimital ; breeds in the islands of the 

 Pacific. The bird is occasional on the coast of Alaska. 



269. Lapwing, Vanellus vanelhcs. Eggs, 3 or 4, rather pyri- 

 form, deep yellowish ash, spotted and blotched with dark 

 brown; 1.31 -|- 1.80 to 1.36 + 1.85. Extralimital; breeds in 

 the northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. The bird is 

 occasional in Greenland and Alaska. 



. 270. Black-bellied Plover, Charadrius sqicatrola. Eggs, 

 3 or 4, rather pyriform, brownish drab, spotted and blotched 

 boldly with dark brown, the spots often becoming so large as to 

 be confluent; 1.40 -f- 2.12 to 1.45 -j- 2.35. Known by the size 

 and large confluent markings. Breeds in the Arctic regions of 

 the Northern Hemisphere. 



271. Golden Plover, Charadrius apricarius. Eggs, 2 to 

 4, pyriform, deep buff, blotched and spotted with brown of 

 varying shades, with the markings large and confluent; 1.25 -(- 

 1.80 to 1.45 + 2.10. Extralimital; breeds in Europe. The 

 bird occurs in Greenland. 



272. American Golden Plover, Charadrius dominicus. 

 Eggs, 3 or 4, pyriform, ashy yellow, spotted, blotched, and 



