23.2 Mr. H. E. Dresser — The late Dr. Walter's 



,. , 23 June. 



No. 71. Four iresh eggs ( 6 Jnly ) :— 



e. 37*4x25 7 mm. * 



/. 370 x 25'6 „ R bl No G0 



(j. 396 x 256 „ 



h. 37-8x261 „ 



. T -, t, - lL i ,18 June, 



}Mo. 67. rour incubated eggs (- . j . ) 



/. 35-4x26-2 mm. 



'{ ?^ X o-'i " ► Resemble No. 60. 

 k. 35-7x2o-7 



/. 350x26 



7 „ 



„ ) 



17. Tringa canutus. — This species was also by no means 



27 May 

 a rare breeding bird in the district. From the r-^ — - 



& 9 June 



its loud whistle was to be heard and its pretty nuptial flight 

 observed. It executed, now with a trembling motion of the 

 wings, now with motionless wings gliding high in the air, 

 wide circles, continually uttering its varied whistle. On the 



9/22 June, the 17/30 June, and 7~ ' , , nests, each con- 

 taining a single fresh egg, were taken (we were compelled by 

 circumstances to satisfy ourselves with incomplete clutches), 



and on the ~, , , ' a nest Avas found with three slightly 



incubated eggs. The eggs vary greatly in form, size, and 

 coloration. The nests were placed in grassy places on the 

 Tundra, and consisted of a shallow depression lined with a 

 few dry grass-bents and a white tangle. At the end of 

 June and in the middle of July we secured three lots, each 

 of four young in down. The nests were all found by accident, 

 for the incubating male or female did not leave the nest 

 until almost trodden on, when they puffed out their feathers 

 until they appeared almost double their normal size. They 

 practiced the usual wiles to get the intruder away, and one 

 female even let herself be caught by a dog. The male was 

 always most careful of the young, whereas the female, when in 

 the vicinity, had the appearance of an uninterested spectator. 

 Of this species also, during the breeding-season, small flocks 



