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ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. 



118. Pringilla montifriugilla Lin. 



1758. — Fringilla montifringilla LiN.,Syst. Nut., 10 ed., I, p. 179. — Temm. & Schleg., 

 Fauna Japon. Aves (p. 87) (1847).— Midd., Sibir. Reise, II, 2(p. 15:5) (1H53).— 

 KiTTL., Denkw., I, p. 321 (1858).— Schrenck, Reis. Aniurl., I, p. 299 (I860).— 

 SwiNH., Ibis, 1861, p.3.35.— /d.,i6uZ.,18G4, p. 423.— /d., ihid., 1874, p. 160.— 

 Id., P. Z. S.,1862, ■p.'SlS.—Id^ibid., 1863, p. 298.— Id., ihid., 1871, p. 385.— 

 Radde, Reisen Sudeii Ost-Sibir., II (p. 192) (1863).— Whitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 

 201.— Dybow. & Parvex, J. f. Orn., 1868, p. 335.— Przew. , Putescli. Ussur. 

 (u.62) (1870).— FiNSCH, Verb. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien, 1872, p. 261.— Taczan., 

 J. f. Orn., 1873, p. 9l.~Id.,ibid., 1874, p. 335.— 7d., ibid., 1876, p. 199.— Id., Orn, 

 Fauna Vost. Sibir., p. 39 (1877).— ZrZ., Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1876, p. 179.— 

 Id., iUd., 1879, p. 138.— Id., ibid., 1882, p. 393.— Blakist. & Pryer, Ibis, 1878, 

 p.244.— Jirf., Trans. As. Soc. Japan, VIII, 1880, p. 281.— I id., ibid., X, 1882, 

 p. 172.— BOLAU, J. f. Orn., 1880, p. 125.— /(!., ifcif?., 1882,p. 334.— Stejneger, 

 Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1883, p. 71.— Dybowski, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1883, p. 

 364.— Blakist., Amend. List B. Jap., p. 17 (1884).— Passe?- m. Paxl., Zoogr. 

 Eoss. Asiat., II, p, 18 (1826). 



List of specimens collected. 



Locality. 



Bering Island . 

 do 



.do. 

 -do. 

 -do. 

 -do. 

 .do. 



May 11, 1882 



d ad. 



Nov. 24, 1882 d" ad. 



May 22, 1883 

 May 25, 1883 

 May 25, 1883 

 May 25, 1883 

 May 25, 18»3 



cf ad. 

 d ad. 

 d ad. 

 $ ad. 

 ? ad. 



mvi. 

 156 

 162 

 (156) 

 (162) 

 (163) 

 (153) 

 (149) 



mm. 

 92 



87 

 89 

 90 

 91 

 84 

 85 



mm. 

 67 

 63 

 63 

 63 

 65 

 59 

 59 



No. 92631. — ^Iris hazel. Bill orange yellow, bluiah black at the tip. Feet clear brown. 



TheBrambling is a regular visitor to Bering Island during the mi- 

 gration in spring and fall, but is never numerous. The few individuals 

 observed mostly kept company with the Longspurs. During the spring 

 of 1883 they were more common and remained longer than usual, on 

 account of the snow covering Kamtschatka, three being shot on the 1st 

 of June. 



In size they agree completely with specimens from Western Europe, 

 being perhaps a tritle brighter in color. 



