﻿EGGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  COMMONER 
  CHABADRIIDM. 
  

  

  283 
  

  

  porous-shelled 
  eggs, 
  which 
  have 
  been 
  kept 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  days 
  in 
  a 
  

   warm 
  room, 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  serious 
  item. 
  When 
  clutches 
  are 
  large, 
  e. 
  g. 
  

   in 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  Gallinee 
  or 
  Fulicariee, 
  if 
  the 
  weather 
  be 
  warm, 
  the 
  

   first 
  egg 
  laid 
  must 
  necessarily 
  lose 
  a 
  considerable 
  amount 
  of 
  

   weight 
  before 
  the 
  full 
  complement 
  is 
  reached. 
  Inaccuracies 
  

   arising 
  from 
  this 
  cause 
  are 
  unavoidable. 
  

  

  With 
  these 
  introductory 
  remarks 
  we 
  shall 
  now 
  consider 
  the 
  

   measurements 
  and 
  weights 
  of 
  birds' 
  eggs 
  in 
  intension. 
  

  

  COMMONER 
  CHARADRIIDM. 
  

  

  Clutches 
  marked 
  ''absolutely 
  fresh 
  " 
  were 
  weigbed 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  hours 
  

   after 
  the 
  last 
  egg 
  was 
  laid. 
  Those 
  marked 
  ''fresh" 
  were 
  complete 
  

   wben 
  found, 
  but 
  on 
  careful 
  examination 
  showed 
  no 
  sign 
  of 
  incubation. 
  

   For 
  practical 
  purposes 
  tbese 
  terms 
  may 
  be 
  regarded 
  as 
  synonymous. 
  

  

  iEGIALITIS 
  HIATICOLA. 
  

  

  Particulars 
  of 
  Clutches 
  

  

  A. 
  A. 
  hiaticola 
  

  

  Number 
  of 
  eggs 
  in 
  clutch 
  — 
  four 
  

  

  Condition 
  — 
  absolutely 
  fresh 
  

  

  Taken 
  on 
  May 
  17th, 
  1902 
  

  

  Weight 
  of 
  clutch 
  

  

  B. 
  A. 
  hiaticola 
  

  

  Number 
  of 
  eggs 
  in 
  clutch 
  — 
  four 
  

  

  Condition 
  — 
  absolutely 
  fresh 
  

  

  Taken 
  on 
  May 
  oth, 
  1904 
  

  

  Weigbt 
  of 
  clutch 
  

  

  C. 
  A 
  . 
  hiaticola 
  

  

  Number 
  of 
  eggs 
  in 
  clutch 
  — 
  four 
  

  

  Condition 
  — 
  fresh 
  

  

  Taken 
  on 
  May 
  5th, 
  1902 
  

  

  Weight 
  of 
  clutch 
  

  

  D. 
  A. 
  hiaticola 
  

  

  Number 
  of 
  eggs 
  in 
  clutch 
  — 
  four 
  

  

  Condition 
  — 
  absolutely 
  fresh 
  

  

  Taken 
  on 
  May 
  5th, 
  1904 
  

  

  Weigbt 
  of 
  clutch 
  

  

  Ringed 
  Plover. 
  

  

  

  Length, 
  

   inches 
  

  

  Breadth, 
  

   inches 
  

  

  Weight, 
  

   grammes 
  

  

  1-342 
  

   1-341 
  

  

  1-362 
  

   1-418 
  

  

  1-006 
  

   1-043 
  

   1-037 
  

   1-036 
  

  

  10-742 
  

   11-044 
  

   11-572 
  

   11-790 
  

  

  

  45-148 
  

  

  1-361 
  

   1-384 
  

   1-422 
  

   1-463 
  

  

  1-012 
  

   1-031 
  

   1-032 
  

  

  1-027 
  

  

  11-262 
  

   11-730 
  

   11-952 
  

   12-177 
  

  

  

  47-121 
  

  

  1-426 
  

   1-419 
  

  

  1-482 
  

   1-394 
  

  

  1-005 
  

   1-021 
  

   1-008 
  

   1-038 
  

  

  11-770 
  

   11-940 
  

   12-285 
  

   12-299 
  

  

  

  48-294 
  

  

  1-350 
  

   1-405 
  

  

  1-478 
  

   1-438 
  

  

  1-053 
  

   1-050 
  

   1-049 
  

   1-067 
  

  

  12-182 
  

   12-352 
  

   12-953 
  

   12-963 
  

  

  

  50-450 
  

  

  

  

  z 
  2 
  

  

  