H^EMATOPUS. 



2. Hog Island, 12th July ( W. E. Princeton University, N.J. [E.~j. 



D. &). 

 1. Hog Island, July (W. E. D. S.). 







2. Cobbs Island, Virginia, 3rd May 



( W. E. D. S.). 



3. Cobbs Island, 9th May (W. E. ., 



D. S.}. 

 3. Cobbs Island, 9th May (W. E. ,. 



D. S.). 

 1. Cobbs Island, 15th May (W. E. 



D. S.}. 

 1. Cobbs Island, 15th June ( W. E. 



D. S.). 



1. Cobbs Island, 23rd June ( W. E. 



D. S.}. 



2. Little Pass, Clearwater, Florida, ., 



6th May ( W. E. D. &). 



Haematopus unicolor, Wayler. 



Hsematopus fuliginosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 217 (1865); 



Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 52 (1883). 

 Hsematopus unicolor, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidee, p. 308 (1887) ; 



Buller, Birds Neiv Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 18 (1888) ; North, Nests $ Eggs 



Austr. Birds, p. 300, pi. xx. fig. 2 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xxiv. p. 118 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 147 (1899). 



The eggs of the Australian Black Oyster-catcher resemble those of 

 H. ostralegus, and cannot be separated from them. They measure 

 from 2-33 to 2-57 in length, and from 1-56 to 1*75 in breadth. 



1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. Troughton Island, N.W. Australia. Lieut. G. Oliver [P.]. 

 1. Cape Barren Island, Bass Straits, Gould Coll. 



26th Oct. (C. Gould). 

 1. Cape Barren Island, 30th Oct. Gould Coll. 



(C. G.). 

 1. Cape Barren Island, 2nd Nov. Gould Coll. 



(C. G.). 

 1. Cape Barren Island, 9th Nov. Gould Coll. 



(C. G.). 



Hsematopus xnoquini, Bp. 



Ilaematopus capensis, Sharpe, ed. Lanard, Birds S. Africa, p. 672 



(1875-84). 

 Hsematopus unicolor capensis, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidee, p. 309 



(1887). 

 Haematopus moquini, Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 359 (1896) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 119 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 147 



(1899). 



The egg of the African Black Oyster-catcher in the Collection 

 resembles many of those of H. ostralec/us, but the underlying 

 markings are very prominent and of a dark inky-purple colour. It 

 measures 2-3 by 1*63. 



1. S. Africa, 3rd Dec, Sir A. Smith [C.]. 



