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of diddle-dee twigs and branches. It was irregularly- 

 circular in outline, and measured about three feet in 

 diameter. The young birds crouched down, and tried to 

 hide themselves when I approached, but they did not 

 offer any resistance when I handled them. Both were 

 covered with a uniform layer of dark-brown feathers ; the 

 feet were pale yellow. The eggs of this species are light 

 cream colour, smooth, and without gloss. They are oval 

 in shape, with dark red spots scattered uniformly over 

 the entire surface. A single specimen in my collection 

 measures 73 mm. by 47 mm. 



y^gialitis falklandica, " Plover." This attractive bird 

 is common on the " camp " throughout the Falklands. 

 The nest is made entirely of a common lichen, which I 

 believe to be Usnea nielanothrix. It is always found in a 

 small depression in the ground, near or perhaps under the 

 shelter of a diddle-dee bush. Two eggs are laid early in 

 December. They are darkish green, and covered with 

 very dark brown spots. They are smooth and pyriform in 

 shape. I have five specimens in my collection. They 

 measure from 37 to 38 mm. in length and 26 to 28 mm. 

 in breadth. 



Hcematopiis leucopus, " Curlew." This and the follow- 

 ing species were fairly numerous along the shores and 

 fiords of the whole archipelago. The shrill piping note 

 of these Curlews is the same as that of the familiar 

 English oyster-catcher, H. ostralegus. I was never 

 fortunate enough to find the nest of either species, 

 although they must be fairly common. I have two eggs 

 of this species in my collection, and although both 

 are oval in form and measure exactly the same, viz., 

 60 X 42 mm., yet the colour and markings are very 

 different. One ^g^ is of a pale buff colour, with irregularly 

 shaped blotches of dark brown evenly distributed over it. 



