228 STEKCORAKIID^E. 



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2. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 



3, R. Petehora, 4th Aug. (H. Seebohm Seebohin Coll. 



8f J. A. Harvie-Brown). 



1. Berg Island, Novaya Zemlya, 5th Admiral A. Markham [P.]. 



July. 



Stercorarius parasiticus (Linn.). 



Lestris cephus. Thien. Fortpflanz. (ies. Vou. tab. Ixxxvi. fig. 4, a-d 



(1845-54). 



Lestris crepidatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 64. fig. 3 (1855-63). 

 Lestris buftbnii, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 508, pi. cxliii. fig. i 



(1856). 

 Stercorarius parasiticus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 481 (1876) ; Feilden 



in Narcs's Narr. Toy. Polar Sea, ii. p. 214 (1878) ; Saunders, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xxv. p. 334 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 144 (1899). 

 Stercorarius longicaudatus, Feilden, Ibis, 1877, p. 409. 

 Stercorarius longicaudus, Baird, Brewer $ liidgio. Water Birds N. Am. 



ii. p. 339 (1884). 

 Stercorarius buffoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 358, pi. 55 (1885) ; id. 



Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 117, pi. 37. fig. 5 (1896). 



The eggs of Buffon's Skua are very similar to those of Richardson's 

 Skua, but are, on the whole, rather smaller. They measure from 

 1-95 to 2-25 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-6 in breadth. 



2. Dumb-bell Harbour, N. Lat. 82^, Voy. H.M.S. ' Alert.' 



18th July (H. W. Feilden). 

 2. Floeberg Beach, N. Lat. 82 27', Voy. H.M.S. < Alert.' 



7th June (H. W. F.). 

 1\. Discovery Bay (C. Hart). Voy. H.M.S. Discovery.' 



2. Greenland, 3rd June (E. Feneker : Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 



3. Lapland, 20th June. Saunders Coll. 



1, Kautokeino, Lapland, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Quickiock, Lapland. Saunders Coll. 

 2. Alten, Lapland, June (W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Alten, 21st June ( W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 



