242 О. HELMS. 
The skin of the bird was sent home. 
In North America a closely related species, Fulica americana Gm. 
breeds, and this has occasionally been met with in West Greenland. 
The skin sent home showed, however, that the bird caught at Angmag- 
salik was of the European species. 
LAP-WING ? 
Vibe? 
On December 11th, 1902, Petersen writes that both on that and 
the previous day a bird had been seen which, according to the description, 
must have been a lap-wing, the cry, flight and colour agreeing; he did 
not see it himself. 
On the west coast the lap-wing has appeared now and then, but 
on the east coast it is not known. The species, which breeds in many 
parts of Europe and Asia, has its nearest breeding places in the British 
Isles and in Norway, and is met with now and again on Iceland. 
GOLDEN PLOVER (Charadrius apricarius apricarius L.) 
Hjejle, Brokfugl. E. Gr.: Angilik — He with the patch (the black 
breast-shield). 
The Golden Plover is no uncommon bird at Angmagsalik; it is seen 
every spring on swampy meadows and by small lakes. Petersen has not — 
seen it breeding, but it is not beyond reason that it does breed there 
now and then, as it is always in the spring — May-June — that it is 
met with. The earliest time at which it has been seen is April 29th (1924) 
and May 4th (1902); the others were seen in the latter half of May and 
the beginning of June. 
The appearance of the species at Angmagsalik is not surprising; 
on the west coast it is more often met with, and on Iceland and the 
Scandinavian peninsular it is a common breeding bird. 
The Museum has a fine collection of skins of the Golden Plover, 
Petersen having sent nine home, all old birds in summer plumage. 
1) Summer, 1898. Wing 179mm., Tail 70mm., Tarsus 38 mm. 
May 4th, 1902. — 183 — — 73 — — 42 — 
— 27th, 1902. — 190 — — 80 — — 45 — 
— 2156, 1903. 
2) 
3) 
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5) June 2nd, 1907. 
6) 
9) 
+ 
7) 8) no date given. 
May 10th, 1924. Female. 
All the skins sent home were of the typical form. In West Green- 
land the American form, Ch. dominicus dominicus Müll., is often met — 
