1919-] Letters, JExIructs, and Notes. 163 



marsliy pools in the Dovrefjeld, one amongst wet sphagnum 

 and the other aniongst coarse grasses just sprouting up on 

 the muddy edge of the pool. 



Nest and eggs of the Wood-Sandpiper [Tringa glareola) 

 in a tussock on a dry part of the same marsli as the two 

 foregoing were found. 



Nest and eggs of the Great Snipe [GaUinarjO media) from 

 the Romsdal Valley, taken by Dr. Cuthbert Christy on the 

 dry sloping side of a hill. 



From Siveden. — Nests and eggs of the Little Ringed 

 Plover (^Charadrius dubius curordcus) and Common Sand- 

 piper {Trinya hypoleuca), the latter being unusually large 

 pale eggs with small spots, much resembling eggs of the 

 Green Sandpiper (^Tringa ochropus). Both nests were on 

 the same small island in a lake, the former on the shingly 

 sand and the latter amongst heather. 



From Denmark. — Nests and eggs of the Avocet [Recurvi- 

 rustra avosetta), very exposed on short wiry sea-grass, and 

 nest and eggs of the Reeve [Machetes puynax) well con- 

 cealed in long marsh- grass. Also one of a set of two eggs of 

 the latter species, pale blue, and sparsely marked with a few 

 minute black and brown dots. 



From Spain. — Nest and eggs of the Pratincole [Glareola 

 pratincola) amongst samphire on the dried-up marisma, and 

 eggs of the Stilt (Himunfopiis himantopus) from the shallow 

 waters of the marisma. Whilst photographing the latter 

 Mr. Read was fortunate enofigh to get a good view of the 

 famous wild camels of the marisma galloping away in the 

 distance, the herd numbering some sixteen or eighteen head. 



From Scotland. — Nest and three small eggs of the 

 Common Sandpiper [Tringa hypoleuca). The average 

 weight of these was less than half that of the eggs from 

 Sweden al)ove mentioned. Also a set of five fine eggs, 

 without nest, of the Golden Plover [Ckaradrius apricarius). 

 Mr. Read also exhibited sets of small eggs of the Golden 

 Plover and Lapwing [Vanellus vunellus) and other abnormal 

 eggs of Lapwing, Oyster-catcher {Hcematopus ostralegus), 



