observed in the Kola Peninsula. 4-81 



bird was a female, and was shot while singing at the top of 

 a pine-tree near Bella Guba on the shores of the Imandra. 

 Ple^^ke records a few from Kandalax and the Imandra. 



Lanius excubitor. 



The only Shrike seen was a bird of this species in some 

 birch-scrub near Kola. 



[Pleske has a few records of Ampelis garrulns from the 

 Imandra and from Kaiidalax.] 



MUSCICAPA ATRICAPILLA. 



We saw only one pair of Pied Flycatchers, and shot the 

 female, among some pine-trees on the south shore of the 

 Imandra. 



[Pleske records this species from the Imandra (Mela) ; 

 also M.yrisola from the Imandra and Kandalax.] 



Chelidon urbica. 



One House-Martin was observed at Kandalax, and a good 

 many at Kola, where they were nesting on the houses. 



COTILE RIPARIA, 



The only examples of the Sand-Martin seen were a few- 

 near Kola. 



[Pleske has a record of Chrysomitris spinus from Kitsa 



(Enwald).] 



[According to Pleske, Middendorff, and Lawrow, Passer 

 domesticus is not found in Kandalax ; Mela, however, 

 observed it there and mentions it as rare. T. Nitzen found 

 one specimen in Kola. We did not see a single Sparrow 

 anywhere on our route.] 



Fringilla ccelebs. 



One pair only of Chaffinches was observed near Kandalax. 

 Pleske has a doubtful record of F. ccelebs from the same 

 locality, and mentions that Nitzen killed a male in Kola. 



Fringilla montifringilla. 



The Brambling was common from Kandalax to Kola. 



LiNOTA LINARIA. 



Mealy Redpolls were very common among the stunted 

 birch-trees about Ekaterina. Of three nests found on August 



