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eggs sent to him in Copenhagen from the Fseroes, which he found very good eating, the white 

 being clear and sweet, dull white in colour, and the yelk dark orange-yellow, and firm. 



The food of the Whimbrel consists of various sorts of insects and crustaceans. Mr. Collett 

 informs us that he carefully examined the stomachs of some he shot in Nordland in the summer, 

 and found them to contain insects (Litorince), both dismembered and entire, and numerous small 

 crustaceans which are left by the receding tide and are picked up. In rainy weather, he says, 

 he has often observed them on ploughed land and cornfields, probably searching for Lumbrici. 



The birds figured and described are in Dresser's collection ; full particulars as to locality, 

 &c. are given above. 



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



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, <3,b,2. Pagham, Sussex, May (R. B. S.). c. Pagham, July 1870. d, 6. Pagham, April 29th (R. B. S.). 

 e. Nordland, Norway (Collett). 



E Mus. Lord Walden. 

 a, 2 ■ Cup Island, Philippines, December 1871 (Dr. A. B. Meyer). 



E Mus. J. H. Gurney, jun. 

 a. Baltasound, Shetland, May 1868 (Saxby). b. Great Cotes, Ulceby, May 17th, 1869 (Cordeaux). c. Natal, 

 South Africa. 



E Mus. J. E. Harting. 



a, 6 , b, ? , c, <J , A, 6 , e, ? . Sussex, May (J. E. H.) . f,~6,g,<3. Sussex, September (/. E. H.) . h, 6 • Kings- 

 bury, Middlesex, May (J.E.H.). i. Morocco, autumn (Olcese). k. Gambia, autumn (WTiitely). I. 

 Walvisch Bay, September (Andersson) . m. Zanzibar, Winter {Dr. Kirk), n. Madagascar (Van Dam). 

 o,2. Gilolo. p, $. Batjan, December (Bernstein). q,6,2- Morty Island, September (Bernstein), 

 r, <3 . Sangir, November (Schlegel) . s, <$ . Menado, Celebes (Wallace) . t, 6 , u, 2 . New Guinea (Muller) . 

 x, 2. Misool, New Guinea, September (Rosenberg). 



E Mus. Hotvard Saunders, 

 a, d . Malaga, Spain, July 29th. 



E Mus. T. E. Buckley. 



a, <5 . Lapland, July 28th. b, 6 ■ Skatstugan, Lapland, June 28th. 



