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ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. 



Dimensions of the eggs. 



21767 

 21768 



Locality. 



2259 ' Glinka, Copper Island 



2222 Karabelnij, Copper Island 



1391 Severnij, Bering Island . 



Date. 



July 13, 1883 

 June-, 1883 



July — , 1882 



Diameters. 



Millimeters. 

 20 by 15 

 20 by 15 

 19.75 by 15 



20 by 15 ' 



21 by 15 

 26 by 14 

 20 bv 14.75 



126. Pipastes maculatus (Hodgs.). 



1844. — Anthus maculatus HovGS., Gray's Zool. Misc. (p. 83). — Brooks, Ibis, 1876, pp. 

 499 and 504. — Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 34. — Blakist. & Pryer, Traus. Aa. 

 Soc. Japan, VIII, 1880, p. 219.— /id., iUd., X, 1882, p. 153.— Stejneger, Na- 

 turen, 1884, p. 6.— Blakist., Amend. List B. Jap., p. 52 (1884). 



1847. — Anthus arhoreus var. Temm. & Schleg., Fauna Japon. Aves (p. — , pi. 23). — 

 Dybow. & Parvex, J. f. Orn., 1868, p. 334.— Bolau, J. f. Orn., 1881, p. 

 56. — Anthus arhoreus Middend., Sibir. Reise II, 2 (p. 163) (1853). — Kittl., 

 Denkw., I, p. 335 (1858).— SCHRENCK, Reise Amurl., I, p. 335 (I860).— 

 Radde, Reisen Siiden Ost-Sibir. (p. 223) (1863).— Przew., Putesch. Ussur. 

 (p. 37) (1870). 



1860. — Anthus agilis Swlnh., Ibis, 1860, p. 55 {nee Sykes qui A. trivialis L.). — Id., ibid., 

 1861, pp. 36, 333.— /d., ibid., P. 1863, p. 310.— /fZ., P. Z: S., 1863, p. 273.— 

 Stejneger, Natureu, 1882, p. 182. — Pipastes a. Swinh., Ibis, 1870, p. 347. — 

 Id., ibid., 1871, p. 366.— /d., ibid., 1877, p. 144.— Taczan., J. f. Orn., 1873, 

 p. 84.— M, ibid., 1874, p. 335.— Id., ibid., 1875, p. 194.— Id., ibid., 18S1, p. 

 183.— /d.. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1876 p. 159.— Id., ibid., 1878, p. 136.— 

 Id., ibid., 1882, p. 389.— 7d., Orn. Faun. Vest. Sibir., p. 29 bis (1877).— 

 David & Oust., Ois. Chine (p. 308) (1877).— Seeb., Ibis, 1879, p. 34. 



1883. — Anthus gusiavi Dybowski, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1883, p. 361 {nee Swinh.). 



The Tree-pipit is one of the commonest summer birds on the birch- 

 clad heights surrounding Petropaulski. Its chirping note is heard 

 everywhere. This noisy fellow is a great annoyance to the ornithologist, 

 who cautiously creeps along the shrubberies and bushes, as its anxious 

 cry warns the nobler game he watchfully pursues, like the gulls on the 

 sea-shore, who often frustrate the prettiest scheme of the gunner by 

 their malicious outcry. 



In 1883 I noted its arrival at, and departure from Petropaulski. The 

 first birds arrived during the 23d of May. Next morning they were 

 already heard singing in several places, and some specimens were se- 



