228 STBRCORAKIID^. 



2. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 



3, R. Petchora, 4tli Aug. (H. Seebohm Seebohm Coll. 



8^ J. A. Harvie-Brovm). 



1. Berg Island, Novaya Zemlya, 5th Admiral A. Markham [P.]. 



July. 



Stercorarius parasiticus {Linn.). 



Lestris cephus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvi. fig. 4, a-d 



(1845-54). 

 Lestris cremdatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 64. fig. 3 (1856-63). 

 Lestris buffonii, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 608, pl. cxliii. fig. i 



(1866). 

 Stercorarius parasiticus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 481 (1876) ; Feilden 



in Nares's Narr. Vog. Polar Sea, ii. p. 214 (1878) ; Saunder^, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xxv. p. 334 (1896) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. 1. p. 144 (1899). 

 Stercorarius longicaudatus, Feilden, Ibis, 1877, p. 409. 

 Stercorarius longicaudus, 'Baird, Brewer Sr Bidgw. Water Birds N. Am. 



ii. p. 339 (1884). 

 Stercorarius buiFoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 358, pl. 55 (1885) ; id. 



Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 117, pl. 37. fig. 5 (1896). 



The eggs of Buffon's Skua are very similar to those of Eiohardson's 

 Skua, but are, on the whole, rather smaller. They measure from 

 1-95 to 2-25 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-6 in breadth. 



2. Dumb-bell Harbour, N. Lat. 82i°, Voy. H.M.S. 'Alert.' 



18th July {S. W. FeOdm). 

 2. Floeberg Beach, N. Lat. 82° 27', Voy. H.M.S. 'Alert.' 

 7th June {H. W. F.). 

 11. Discovery Bay (C. Hart). Voy. H.M.S. 'Discovery.' 



2. Greenland, 3rd June {E. Fen4ker : Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 



3. Lapland, 20th June. Saunders Coll. 



1, Kautokeino, Lapland, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Quickiock, Lapland. Saunders Coll. 

 2. Alten, Lapland, June (JF. ilfeiie^). Seebohm CoU. 



2. Alten, 21st June ( W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Co]^ 



