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Slidre, who was present when they were found on a former occasion (in 1861), and who visited it 

 again on our behalf, did not find any trace of them in 1871." 



Of the eggs of the present species I possess a series of nearly thirty specimens, all obtained 

 in Lapland, which vary considerably. The ground-colour is stone-buff, in some darker, in others 

 lighter ; and the markings consist of faint purplish grey underlying shell-spots, which are very 

 sparingly distributed, and rich dark umber-brown or reddish umber surface-spots and blotches. 

 In some these markings are not very profuse, whereas in others they are very closely scattered 

 over the surface of the shell, one or two of the eggs appearing at the first glance to be almost 

 uniform dark coffee-brown. In size they vary from 1^ by f^ inch to l^j by f ^, and are pear- 

 shaped, like the eggs of most of the Waders. 



The specimens figured are the adult bird in full breeding-dress and the young bird in down 

 above described. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, 2 . Fokstuen, Dovre, Norway, June 9th, 1872 (R. Collett) . b, $ . 6'land, May 24th, 1869 (Meves). c, ? . 

 bland, June 9th, 1869 {Meves). d, ? . Uleaborg, Finland, June 12th, 1861 (H. E. D.). e, pull. Muonio- 

 niska, July 1872 (Meves). 



E Mus. Cantab. 



a. Lombola, Muonioniska, June 17th (Knobloch). b, c. Isouoma, Lapland, August 1855 (J. Wolley). d, $. 

 Pomerania. e, f, g. India (Jerdon) . 



E Mus. J. E. Harting. 



a, 2 ■ Gothenburg, Sweden, July 22nd, 1863 {R. Duff), b, <S . Gothenburg, June 1867 {R. Duff), c, 6,d,2 ■ 

 Quickjock, Lapland, June 1862 (Wheelwright). e, $ . Quickjock, September 1866 (T. E. Buckley). 

 /. Egypt, winter. g,2. Kurrachee, Sindh, January 9th, 1875 (W. T. Blanford). h, ad. (winter plumage) . 

 India (Bartlett). 



E Mus. B. Sivinhoe. 

 a, ad. (winter plumage) . India (Blyth) . 



E Mus. Howard Saunders. 

 a, 6 ad. Oland, May 16th, 1869 (Meves). b, c. Kurrachee, Sindh, winter 1873-74 (W. B. Muloch). 



