40 CHARADRIIDJC. 



Limosa lapponica (Linn.). 



Limosa rufa, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. ic. fig. 22 (1845-54); 



Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 343, pi. xciv. (1856) ; Seebohm, 



Geogr. Distr. Charadriidfs, p. 384 (1887). 

 Limosa lapponica, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 203 (1872) ; Poynting, Eggs 



of Brit. Birds, p. 231, pi. 49 (1895-6); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xxiv. p. 373 (1896); Popham, Ibis, 1897, p. 105: Sharpe, Hand-l 



i. p. 159 (1899). 

 Totanus rufus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 156, pi. 29 (1885) ; id. Eggs 



of Brit. Birds, p. 142, pi. 42. figs. 7, 9 (1896). 



The eggs of the Bar-tailed Godwit have an olive-green ground- 

 colour. The markings vary considerably in character. On some 

 specimens they consist of small, cloudy and indistinct spots and 

 smears of pale brown ; on others, of well-defined spots and blotches 

 of dark umber-brown. In either case, they are usually evenly 

 spread over the shell. The underlying spots of pale grey or purple 

 are inconspicuous. Numerous examples measure from 2'01 to 2-32 

 in length, and from 1*45 to 1-55 in breadth. 



1. Sweden. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Salmo-jarwi, East Bothnia Seebohm Coll. 



(J. Wolley}. 



1. Sardio, Lapland (J. W.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Archangel, 1st June (Nitzin). Seebohm Coll. 



Limosa limosa (Linn.). 



Limosa melanura, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixvi. fig. 1, a-h (1845- 

 54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 14. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, 

 Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 342, pi. xciii. (1856); Ehves, Ibis, 1880, 

 p.' 392; Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadriidfs, p. 389 (1887). 



Limosa aegocephala, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 211 (1872) ; Legge, Birds 

 Ceylon, p. 832 (1880). 



Totanus melanurus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 162, pi. 29 (1885) ; id. 

 Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 143, pi. 42. fig. 2 (1896). 



Limosa belgica, Poynting, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 235, pi. 50 (1895-6). 



Limosa limosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 381 (1896) ; id. Hand-l 

 i. p. 159 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black-tailed Godwit vary from olive- green to 

 olive-buff, and they are marked with spots, blotches, smears and 

 clouds of pale yellowish-brown and umber-brown, usually very 

 evenly distributed over the shell. The markings on some specimens 

 are darker than on others, but in every case they are ill-defined and 

 cloudy. On a small number the blotches form a cap at the broad 

 end, where a few spots and hair-like lines of dark brown or 

 black are also occasionally present. Dark specks are also to be fre- 

 quently seen on other parts of the shell. The underlying grey 

 markings are indistinct. The eggs measure from 2'05 to 2'27 in 

 length, and from 1-42 to 1-55 in breadth. 



4. Holland (,7. Baker). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 7th May Seebohm Coll. 

 (H. Seebohm). 



