116 Messrs. H, Seebohm and J. A. Ilarvie Brown on 



the rare eastern Thrushes. We shot specimens also at Ha- 

 bariki^ but did not see it to the north of that locality. 



FrINGILLA MONTIFIIINGILLA, L. 



The first Bramblings made their appearance at Ust Zylma 

 about the 24th May, when we shot one and saw and heard 

 others. Afterwards we found them not uncommon as far 

 north as Abramoff, some 20 miles within the arctic circle. 

 They were haunting the low islands, which are covered with 

 alder, birch, and willow, but princijially those on which birch 

 predominates. We find no entries in our journals of their 

 occurrence north of this point, though it is not improbable 

 that they are to be found in diminishing numbers up to the 

 limit of the birch-growth, some 40 miles further north, to near 

 Viski, at the head of the delta. 



LiNOTA RUFEscENS, Vieill. 



LlNOTA CANESCENS, Gld. 



Both these species of Redpoles are very abundant along the 

 Petchora valley. They remained in the town of Ust Zylma 

 in flocks up to the second week in May, and then dispersed 

 to their breeding-quarters in the woods. The first eggs were 

 found on the 10th June ; and the young of the latter species 

 were seen in the nest on the 13th June. Both the Com- 

 mon and Mealy Redpoles are found as far north as Stana- 

 voialachta. 



Emberiza citrinella, L. 



The Yellowhammer is not uncommon south of Archangel, 

 in the opener parts of the roads, in March, but is much scarcer 

 to the eastward and northward later in the season. At no 

 time during our stay at Ust Zylma did we find it common, 

 although we shot a few specimens between the 20th April and 

 6th May, after which date we have no further record of its 

 occurring to the northward. 



Emberiza pusilla. Pall. 



We obtained the first example of the Little Bunting on the 

 31st May ; and we found them afterwards common all the way 

 down the river. They even reach the willow-swamps of the 



