454 Mr. H. L. Popham on the 



extent^ to atavism^ and suggests an early ancestral form of 

 E. citrinella, nearly related to E. leucocephala. It is worthy 

 of note that E. leucocephala only occurs in the Orenburg 

 district on passage, and even then is somewhat rare. The 

 second figure of Plate X. represents a bird obtained by 

 Mr. E. S. Montagu from near Barton, Cambridgeshire. It 

 was taken by a bird-catcher in his nets, and appears to be 

 the same as Homeyer's E. citrinella var. brehmi. 



57. *Emberiza leucocephala Gmel. 



On this A'isit I was successful in procuring specimens of 

 the Pine-Bunting at Yeniseisk, and in finding one nest which 

 was well concealed under dead grass in the midst of a thick 

 clump of small bushes; it was composed of dry grass, lined 

 with horse-hair, and contained four eggs on the point of 

 hatching. The song is similar to that of E. citrinella. 



57 a. Emberiza sfodocephala Pall. 



Black-faced Buntings were fairly numerous in the Yeniseisk 

 district. 



67 a. Garrulus brandti Eversm. 



Brandt's Jay was shot at Yeniseisk ; this is a decided 

 addition to my previous lists. 



74 a. Dryocopus martius (Linn.). 



The Great Black Woodpecker was seen on several occasions 

 near Yeniseisk, and one specimen was obtained after some 

 difficulty, as it was extremely shy. 



75. ^Picus MAJOR Linn. 



Three nests of the Great Spotted Woodpecker were found 

 at Yeniseisk, where it is the commonest of the family. 



77 a. Gecinus canus (Gmel.). 



I am able to remove the query from Dr. Theel's list, for 

 we shot two male Grey-headed Green Woodpeckers at 

 Yeniseisk. 



79. *Cuculus caxorus Liim. 



A pale blue Cuckoo's egg without any spots was found in 

 a Bluethroat's nest with six eggs of the owner. 



