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9, 20 May 1907, Westernieland, province of Groningen; 



throat and breast nearly black, 

 cfj 28 May 1907, Westernieland, Groningen; full summer 



dress, only a few white feathers on the breast and throat. 

 9, 28 May 1907, Westernieland, Groningen; throat and 



breast mottled with black, 

 cf, 19 August 1907, Westernieland, Groningen; summer 



dress with a few white feathers on throat and breast, 

 cf, 5 May 1908, Westernieland, Groningen; full summer 



dress. 



cf, 31 May 1908, Westernieland, Groningen; full summer 

 dress. 



A male, shot 26 December 1905 on Texel, has several 

 black feathers in the white throat, and a male from the 

 same locality, killed 28 November 1905, has among the 

 feathers of the throat and of the breast some black feathers. 



119. Arenaria interpres (L.). [Steenlooper]. 



This species is tolerably common in autumn and winter 

 on our shore. Besides 13 specimens in winter plumage, killed 

 in August, September, December and March, I received 

 only one example, a male, in summer plumage, captured 

 4 May 1908 on the island of Terschelling. Among the 

 seven specimens in the collection of the late van Wicke- 

 voort Orommelin there are two specimens in summer plumage, 

 a male killed 19 August 1874 in the province Noord- 

 Holland(178— 6) and a female killed 8 May 1871 near Sneek, 

 province of Friesland (178 — 4). In our old collection there are 

 also two specimens in summer plumage killed in Holland, 

 a male shot by Schlegel near Katwijk, 16 May 1848 

 (Schlegel, Cat. Cursores, Strepsilas interpres, n^. 1) and 

 a female labelled only Holland (Schlegel, ibid. n". 2). 



120. Haematopus ostralegus L. [Scholekster]. 

 23 specimens. 



Notes from the Leyden ]\Xuseum, "Vol. XXX. 



