CHARADRIUS. OCHTHODROMTJS. 19 



Birds, iii. p. 40, pi. 25 (1885) ; id. Geogr. Distr. Charadriidce, p. 99 



(1887); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 125, pi. 39. fig. 8 (1896). 

 Charadrius dominicus, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. 



p. 139 (1884) ; MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 429 



(1891); Poijnting, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 49, pi. 12 (1895-6); 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 195 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 152 



(1899). 

 Charadrius dominicus fulvus, Baird. Brewer & Ridgw., torn. cit. p. 144 



(1884). 

 Charadrius virginicus, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 125, pi. 39. fig. 5 



(1896). 



The eggs of the Eastern Golden Plover are pyriform, slightly 

 glossy, and somewhat smaller on the whole than those of 0. pJ-uvialis. 

 There is little variation in the colour of the eggs of this species, 

 the ground varying from greenish grey to a very pale stone-colour. 

 The markings consist of spots and blotches of dark brown or black, 

 with a few underlying spots of dull purple, which are very in- 

 conspicuous, and are more or less confluent on the larger end, where 

 they often form a large cap. The eggs measure from 1*8 to 2*1 in 

 length, and from T3 to 1*35 in breadth. 



4. Yenesei Valley, lat. 71 N., 1st Seebohm Coll. 



July (H. Seebohm}, 

 4. Yenesei Valley, lat. 69| N., 12th Seebohm Coll. 



July (H. S.). 

 4. Anderson River, Arctic America, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



25th June (R. MacFarlane : 



Smiths. Inst.}. 

 3. Anderson River, 25th June ( R. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



MacF.: Smiths. Inst.}. 



1. Hudson's Bay (Dr. Rae). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Repulse Bay, July. Dr. Rae [P.]. 



Genus OCHTHODROMUS, Reichenb. 

 Ochthodromus wilsoni (Ord). 



^Egialitis wilsonianus, Snlvin, Ibis, 1864, p. 387. 



Ochthodromus wilsonius, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. 



i. p. 168 (1884). 



Charadrius wilsoni, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidce, p. 154 (1887). 

 Ochthodromus wilsoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 214 (1896) ; 



id. Hand-l. \. p. 153 (1899). 



The eggs of Wilson's Plover are varied in shape, some being of a 

 regular oval, others of a pointed oval, form and a few approaching 

 the pyriform. They are without gloss. The ground-colour is pale 

 creamy buff, marked with spots and small blotches of black and 

 underlying pale purple. These markings frequently coalesce at the 

 larger end and form large patches. The eggs measure from 1*27 

 to 1*5 in length, and from '97 to 1'05 in breadth. 



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