234 TRINGA STRIATA. 
§ 4086. One.—Sands, 2 July, 1858. Ole Hansen. 
[Perhaps the largest egg in the series, measuring 1:55 by 1:05 inch. A 
second from this nest was given by me to the late Mr. Scales. | 
§ 4087. Zhree.—Feroe, 14 July, 1858. 
[All the above (§§ 4075 to 4087) were from Sysselmand Winther, to whom 
Mr. Wolley, touching at Thorshayn on our way to Iceland in April 1858, 
wrote, asking for some Purple Sandpipers’ eggs to be collected against our 
return. Somehow they missed us then, and did not reach Mr. Wolley in 
England till severai weeks later, when to his disappointment he found many 
were broken, though information as to place, time, and tinder was carefully 
recorded. On their arrival he wrcete again to Herr Winther, whose reply 
dated Trodum, 29 November, contains some particulars which may be given 
here. He said that ‘ there were at first four eggs to almost every nest; but 
some were broken by the finder, and some J did break myself in taking the 
inside out,” and that “nearly all the eggs were found by shepherds, because 
they have their dogs to he’p them, as the bird is very difficult to find else. 
They are found on the tops of the bills or at least near to the tops.” 
§ 4088. Four.—Trodum, 24 May, 1859. Joen Joensen. 
§ 4089. Three.—Trodum, 7 June, 1859. Joen Joensen. 
§ 4090. Ziwo.—Skuoe, 14 June, 1859. 
Two of them [there were three] had at least one grub of upwards 
of half an inch alive inside each, which I have to-day, 11 October, 
blown out. 
§ 4091. Four.—Sands, 16 June, 1859. Hans Niclasen. 
§ 4092. Zwo.—Trodum, 18 June, 1859. Jcoen Joensen. 
One of these eggs is so curious on the side at which it is blown, 
that I have only used pencil marks on the other. 
§ 4093. Four—Husevig, 20 June, 1859. Lucas Hansen. 
§ 4094. Zhree.—Trcdum, 22 June, 1859. Joen Hansen. 
