496 Mr. H. L. Popliam 07i Birds 



It then became fairly common at and near Yeniseisk, but no 

 nest was found. 



13. Nemura cyanura. 



I chased a Blue-rumped Warbler in the forest (about 

 64° N.) and got a shot at it, but did not obtain it. This was 

 the only one seen. 



14. ^Sylvia affinis. 



Siberian Lesser Whitethroats appeared at Yeniseisk on 

 May 25th, and a considerable migration took place on the 

 following day, the willows along the river-bank being full of 

 them. Two days later they had commenced building — three 

 eggs having been found on Jnne 2nd, and four more on 

 the 7th. 



15. Sylvia hortensis. 



I believe that I have extended the range of the Garden- 

 Warbler considerably to the eastward by finding it at 

 Yeniseisk, where at the beginning of June I shot four males. 



16. ■^Phylloscopus superciliosus. 



The Yellow-browed Warbler was accidentally omitted from 

 my list of 1895. It is quite the commonest of the small 

 forest-birds. It arrived at Yeniseisk on June 1st, and sub- 

 sequently (till the limit of trees was reached) was daily 

 heard and seen working its way up the willows and firs 

 in search of food. It is a lively and tame little bird, but 

 the " song " becomes rather wearisome. By watching the 

 birds three nests were discovered, one of which contained 

 seven eggs, another five. The domed nests were well con- 

 cealed in the moss on the ground and composed of dry 

 grass, with a lining of reindeer hair. 



Phylloscopus viridanus. 



(Dr. Theel, in lat. 64° and 68° N.) 



17. Phylloscopus sp. inc. 



On June 11th, while walking across some open meadows 

 towards the bank of tlie river in about lat. 60° N., I shot a 

 Warbler singing in a small bush, which has been described 

 bv Mr. H. E. Dresser thus: — "^ It resembles Phylloscopus 



