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markings, spotted with brown, and measures 52 by 35 millimetres ; and another, bluish white in 

 colour, marked with fine brown spots, and with scarcely any shell-markings, measures 50 by 35 

 millimetres." Eggs in Dresser's collection from Holland are dull greenish in colour, indistinctly 

 marked with dark brownish olive, and in shape are pyriform. Numbers of the eggs of this 

 Godwit are brought from Holland and sold in Leadenhall Market ; and occasionally handsome 

 varieties may be picked out of a lot ; but generally speaking they vary but little. Dr. Key gives 

 the average size of fifty eggs in his collection as 54*3 by 37*3 millimetres, the largest measuring 

 59-75 by 37'75, and the smallest 52 by 35 millimetres respectively. 



The specimen figured in summer plumage on the same Plate with L. lapponica is an adult 

 male out of Dresser's collection ; and that on the other Plate in winter plumage is the bird 

 procured in Asia Minor by Mr. Robson, and is also in his collection. The specimens described 

 are also in Dresser's cabinet, excepting the female in summer plumage, which was kindly placed 

 at our disposal by Professor Newton. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, b, <$ . Leadenhall Market, April. c, 6 . Bokhara ( Verreaux) . d, 2 ■ Ismidt, Asia Minor, January 

 (Robson). e,juv. Volga, August (Mbschler). 



E Mus. A. Newton, 

 a, 3, b, 5. Rejkjavik, June 26th (A. N.). 



E Mus. J. H. Gurney, jun. 

 a,b,<5. Leadenhall Market, c, $. Hickling, May. d, ?. Shetland (Saxby). e, $. Leadenhall Market, 



March 27th. 



a, b, $ . Egypt, April (G. E. S.) 



E. Mus. G. E. Shelley. 



E Mus. J. E. Harting. 



a, (J. Leadenhall Market, May 1864. b, $. Bishopstowe, Sussex, September 1865. c, S- Pagham Harbour, 

 May 1865. d, e, 6, ? . Conway Island, April 23rd, 1868 (/. E. H.). f,g, d , $ . Holland, April 29th, 

 1870 (J. E. H.). h, d . Kustendji, Turkey, July 4th (Cullen). i. India, summer plumage (Blyth). 



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