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CHARADKIIDJ3. 



4. West Jutland, 29th May. 



4. Tarm, Jutland, 15th "May (H. 



Seebohm). 



4. Tarm, 15th May (H. 8.). 



4. Tarm, 15th May (H. S.). 



4. Tarm, loth May (H. S.). 



4. Holland. 



4. Helford, Belgium, llth May 



(J. Baker}. 



4. South Spain. 



4. Seville, Spain (Ruiz). 



1. Chot Saboun, Algeria, loth June 



(0. Salvin.) 



2. Chot Saboun, 21st June (O. S.). 

 2. Tunis. 



1. Cape Colony. 



2. Mesopotamia. 



2. Ormarra, Mekran Coast. 



4. Ormarra, 19th June. 



4. Ormarra, 19th J une. 



2. Ormarra, 19th June. 



J. Stares & E. Earle, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Lord Lilford [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coli. 

 L. Fraser, Esq. [0.]. 

 E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 

 Euphrates Expedition. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Recurvirostra americana (Gm.). 



Recurvirostra americana, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. Vog. tab. Ixvi. fig. 3 

 (1845-54) ; Corns, Birds N.-West, p. 460 (1874); Baird, Brewer $ 

 Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 341 (1884); Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxiv. p. 330 (1896) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 157 (1899). 



Himantopus americanus, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidce, p. 291 

 (1887). 



No difference can be detected between the eggs of the North- 

 American Avocet and those of the Common Avocet. Those of the 

 former species measure from 1-9 to 2-05 in length, and from 1/3 to 

 1-4 in breadth. 



1. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. 



1. North America (JR. Ridgivay). 



1. Little Slave Lake (S. Jones: Hen- 

 shaw Coll.). 



1. Utah (L. E. Ricksecker : Henshaw 

 Coll.). 



1. Utah. 



4. Washoe Lake, Nevada, 1st June 

 (H. G. Parker: Henshaw Coll.). 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sub-Family TOTANIN^E. 

 Genus NUMENIUS, Briss. 



Numenius arquatus (Linn.). 



Numenius arquatus, Thien. Fortpftanz. qes. Voq. tab. Ixviii. fig. 1, a-f 

 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab! 14. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; 

 Heiuitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 322, pi. Ixxxvii. fig. ii (1&50) ; 



