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were however generally accompanied by the old female. The young 

 ones would often resort to the upper part of rather high rocks 

 while the old female incessantly crying and anxiously flapping tried 

 to divert my attention from them. When the old female had left 

 her offspring and the country, these would immediately take to the 

 coast and the mouths of rivers like other young waders. 



At the end of August this species leaves the country alltogether 

 only some few individuals staying a little longer. 



Analyses of stomachs have proved, that old Turnstones feed on 

 vegetable as well as animal food. 



In the stomach of a little nestling killed July 12»^ 1908 I found 

 larvæ of Chironomidœ and other, indeterminable, larvæ of insects. 

 In stomachs of fledglings I most frequently found Gammanis, in a 

 single bird larvæ of Chironomidœ (August 17*'^ Кар Bismarck). 



The Turnstone from N. E. Greenland does not in any way 

 differ from that from Europe. 



For the zoological Museum in Copenhagen were collected the 

 skins of 4 full-grown birds. In spirit 4 full-grown birds and one 

 downy young. Also 12 Eggs (3 clutches). 



The following measurements have been taken: 



Sex Age Date 



Localit}' 



Wing Bill Tarsus 

 mm. mm. mm. 



г 

 ? 

 ? 

 ? 



ad. 



21/г. 07 

 'V(i07 

 ^Ы 07 

 ^Vo 07 



June 29»^ 1908. 



Storm кар. 



Highly incubated. 



June 29'h 1908. 



Storm кар. 



Highly incubated. 



June 30"^ 1908. 



Stormkap. 



Highly incubated. 



XLV, 



