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Said to nest Orkneys, but rare at any time Shetlands. Ireland. — 

 Resident. Generally distributed, even in the bare west. 



Migrations. — British Isles. — Flocks said to arrive Yorks. coast 

 in Oct., and it becomes more generall}^ common east coast in winter. 

 Some at least of our breeding-birds appear to emigrate in winter. 

 No migration noted in Ireland. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Alpine regions, probably also Carpa- 

 thians and Balkans, and possibly the Caucasus. 



CARDUELIS HORNEMANNiX 



24. Carduelis hornemannii hornemanni\ (Holb.) — HORNE- 

 MANN'S REDPOLL. 



LixoTA HORNEMANNiV HolboH, Naturk. Tidskr., iv, p. 398 (1843— 



Greenland). 



L. Iiornemanni, Yarrell, 11, pp. 141 and 144 (in text) ; Saunders, p. 189 



(in text). 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Very rare vagrant. Specimens 

 from Spurn (Yorks.), Oct., 1883, and Oct., 1893, have been assigned 

 to this form {Birds Yorks., i, p. 189), and one near Whitburn 

 (Durham), April 24, 1855 (Saunders, p. 189). Five Fair Isle 

 (Shetlands), Sept. and Oct., 1905 (W. E. Clarke, Ann. S.N.H., 1906, 

 p. 17). One Unst (Shetlands), Oct., 1905 (E. Hamilton, op.c, 1910, 

 p. 54). (c/. Brit. B., i, p. 183 ; in, p. 378). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Resident in Greenland. Once obtained 

 in France, in Spitsbergen, Franz-Josef Land, Jan Mayen, and 

 perhaps . Iceland, but probably in all these places as a rule only 

 an accidental visitor. In winter regularly in parts of North 

 America. 



25. Carduelis hornemanni^ exilipes (Coues) — COUES'S 

 REDPOLL. 



Aegiothus exilipes Coues, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Nov., 

 1861, p. 385 (Fort Simpson, Arctic America). 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Very rare vagrant. A specimen 

 assigned to this form occurred atEasington (Yorks.), winter 1893-4, 

 and two others at SkefHing (Yorks.), Dec. 30, 1898 {Birds Yorks., 

 I, p. 188). One Fair Isle autumn 1900 (W. E. Clarke, Ann. S.N.H., 

 1911, p. 53 ; cf. Brit. B., iv, p. 292). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Lapland and north Russia, northern- 

 most portions of continents of Asia and America. In winter 

 southwards to East Prussia (rare), Japan, and northern United 

 States of America. 



