observed on the Yenisei River. 505 



flocks. They did not occur again till we had readied nearly 

 hit. 70° N. 



65. *Sturnus poltaratskii. 



The Starlings which I shot at Yeniseisk, where they are 

 common, have been identified as S. poltaratskii by Mr, Dresser. 

 I did not observe them further north. They were nesting 

 in the boxes set up for the purpose in most of the yards of 

 the houses at Yeniseisk. 



66. NUCIFRAGA CARYOCATACTES. 



Nutcrackers were fairly numerous in the forest. Near 

 Yermakovo I shot one of the large-billed variety, which was 

 in full moult, on June 20th. 



Q7. Perisoreus infaustus. 



Several flocks of Siberian Jays were seen in the forest on 

 my way up stream, but I did not shoot a specimen. 



68. "^PiCA rustica (subsp, leucoptera). 



Magpies were common and nesting at Yeniseisk. They 

 are the Eastern form, with much white on the wing, 

 extending on the inner web of the primaries nearly to the 

 extreme tip. 



CORVUS MONEDULA. 



Dr. Theel and Seebohm report Jackdaws at Krasnoyarsk, 

 but I did not see any at Yeniseisk (200 miles further north), 

 though there are plenty of Jackdaws with very white collars 

 to be seen at a short distance west of Krasnoyarsk. 



69. *CoRVUS CORONE. 



Carrion-Crows are the commonest of the Corvidfe at 

 Yeniseisk, nesting in the forest adjoining the town. I did 

 not notice them further north than the mouth of the Middle 

 Tungooska river (lat. 62° N.), though Seebohm saw them 

 up to the limit of forest-growth. 



70. CoRVUS CORNIX. 



I saw no Grey Crows at Yeniseisk in 1897. They had 

 probably disappeared into the forest to nest, my arrival 

 having been considerably later than in li^95. 



