THE GAME BIRDS OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 929 



the eggs of that genus, nor do they retain their fine surface and 

 colouration for nearly so long a time. 



All my eggs come within the limits of size given by Hume, 

 l"-29 to l"-49 in length and from 0"-89 to l"-05 in breadth, but 

 the 120 eggs which I have measured average l"-36 by 0"-97 as 

 against his l"-39 by 0"-99. 



The Plate. — The colouration is on the whole good though our 

 clever artist, Mr. Gronvold, may have been less happy than usual 

 in clothing his birds in fectthers. In fact the feathering of this 

 bird should be more than usually pronounced as it is more lax and 

 soft than in the true snipes. 



Both bills and legs are correctly coloured but depict, of com*se, 

 only one type. In most birds the legs will be found to be a less 

 vivid green and with a decided touch of grey a plumbeous, more 

 especially about the joints. 



The female, which is shown in an active position, should have 

 had the feathers above the white loreal patch slightly erected. 



The white scapulars give one the impression in the picture of 

 peering out from under the tertiaries or inner secondaries, as a 

 rule, however, these show through between the upper scapulars 

 and the adjoining wing coverts. 



(To be continued.) 



