. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . , and were aboutthe size of a Titlarks, but much deeper. They had but justcommenced laying (June 13th) as we found only from oneto two eggs in each nest. My friend, Mr. G. C. Atkinson,found the Red-necked Phalarope breeding abundantly on tliemargins of the lakes of Iceland. The eggs are four in number, and vary but little in colour;in size, howev
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . , and were aboutthe size of a Titlarks, but much deeper. They had but justcommenced laying (June 13th) as we found only from oneto two eggs in each nest. My friend, Mr. G. C. Atkinson,found the Red-necked Phalarope breeding abundantly on tliemargins of the lakes of Iceland. The eggs are four in number, and vary but little in colour;in size, however, they differ considerably, some specimensbeing as large as the egg of the Grey Phalarope, figured inthe Plate. PHALAROPUS LOBATUS. (Flem.) Grey Ppialarope. Of the habits of the Grey Phalarope very little is yetknown. That they are similar to those of the allied speciesjust described there can be little doubt. Mr. G. C. Atkinsonmet with several in Iceland, in the same localities where theywere no doubt breeding, although he was not fortunate enoughto find a nest. The egg drawn is from the collection of myfriend, Mr. Yarrell, and was, I believe, brought home by someone of the officers accompanying one of the Arctic exjxdj-tions. Fig. 2.
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