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wandered about. They joined the young birds later on 

 and formed large flocks, which remained until late in the 

 autumn. 



Description of the Eggs o/Tringa canutus. 



No. 56. Slightly defined pyriform, fine in grain, slightly 

 glossy. Ground-colonr pale clay, marked with some large 

 and a few small dirty-brown spots and a few small washed- 

 out pale violet-grey spots. 



One fresh egg (9/22 June) : — 



a. 44-5x30-5 mm. 



No. 64. Slightly defined pyriform. Ground-colour pale 

 yellowish white with a greenish tinge, sparingly marked with 

 tolerably large and smaller dirty-brown to blackish-brown 

 and washed-out pale violet-grey spots, which are closer 

 together at the blunt end. 



One fresh egg (17/30 June) :— 



b. 49-8x33-8 mm. 



No. 70. Of the usual oviform shape. Ground-colour pale 

 green, closely marked with small yellowish-brown to blackish- 

 brown spots, which are chiefly drawn out on the long axis 

 of the egg, and are collected closer, and to some extent 

 confluent, at the blunt end. 



Three slightly incubated eggs ( 6 Ju] ) : — 



c. 42-3x29-1 mm. 



d. 41-7x29-2 „ 



e. 44-3x297 „ 



No. 84. Similar to No. 64, 



„ „ , .29 June, 



One fresh egg (j^j^):— 



/. 42-2x31-6 mm. 



18. Phalaropus fulicarius was very common. It 

 appeared on the - , t> j ^ - in smaller and larger bands, and 

 remained until the end of August. 



19. Sterna macrura arrived very late on the 13/26 June, 

 and nested here and there in the district. 



