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1. Falco gyrfalco. — Falco buteo, Sporer, N. Semla, p. 98? 

 F. gyr-falco [ei peregrinus"^.^. — Gillett, no. 1 (et 2 ?). 



We observed, both iu Matthew's Strait and also in Kostin 

 Shar, two large Falcons which are certainly to be referred to 

 the above-named species. 



2. SuRNiA NYCTEA. — Gillett, no. 3. 



Not common in Matthew's or Waigats Strait. I found 

 three nests with two young birds covered with down in Seal's 

 Bay, near the mouth of Matthew's Strait, in the Sea of Kara. 

 The nests consisted of a shallow depression in the turf, without 

 any lining. The food of the Snowy Owl, at least during the 

 summer time, consists exclusively of species of Mi/odes, which 

 are very numerous. The down of the young is plain brownish- 

 grey. They are easy to tame, and their comical gestures and 

 vivacity are amusing. 



t3. HiRUNDO RUSTiCA. — Gillett, no. 5 : Heugl. Geogr. Mit- 

 theil. 1871, p. 66. 



Seen by Mr. Gillett and Capt. Ulve on the north-west coast of 

 the North Island. 



4. Anthus cervinus. — Von Middend. Sib. Reise, ii. 2. 

 p. 165, t. xiv. 



Not uncommon at Waigats, and on the Nikolskaja. In pairs 

 on swampy meadow-lands. The moult of the adult takes place 

 in the beginning of September. Throat and superciliary streak 

 are of a bright rust-colour, the rest of the lower parts tawny 

 (leonino-fulva). 



5. Otocorys alpestris. 



In pairs in INIatthew's Strait, and Kostin Shar, on Wai- 

 gats and the Nikolskaja. By the 8th of August the young 

 were already fledged. The moult of the adult takes place at the 

 end of that month. They are in habits very much like Anthus 

 pratensis, and show themselves also sometimes in the rushes and 

 high grass. 



6. Plectrophanes nivalis. — Gillett, no. 4. 

 Everywhere abundant. We found newly fledged young at 



the beginning of August, at which time there were still birds 



