506 Mr. H. L. Popham on Birds 



71. CORVUS CORAX. 



Ravens were occasionally seen in the forest. 



72. Cypselus apus ? 



A pair of Swifts flew over me near Yeniseisk, which may 

 have belonged to this or the following species. Dr. Theel 

 reports C. apus at Krasnoyarsk and in lat. 65° 35' N. 



73. AcANTHYLLis CAUDACUTA. Needlc-tailcd Swift. 

 Mr. Kibort showed me a skia obtained in Krasnoyarsk. 



74. Caprimulgus europ^eus. Nightjar. 

 Not seen in 1897. 



PiCUS MARTIUS. 



(Dr. Theel, at Krasnoyarsk and lat. 59° 10' N.) 



75. Dendrocopus major. Great Spotted Woodpecker. 

 Common around Yeniseisk. 



76. Dendrocopus pipra. 



The Siberian Lesser Spotted Woodpecker did not appear 

 to be so numerous as the preceding species. 



77. PiCOIDES TRIDACTYLUS. 



It was not until my return journey that I was able to add 

 the Three-toed Woodpecker to my 1897 list. 



Gecinus canus ? 



(Dr. Theel, at Krasnoyarsk.) 



78. Iynx torquilla. 



Wrynecks were first heard on May 20th, but only at 

 Yeniseisk. 



Upupa epops. 



(Dr. Theel, at Krasnoyarsk.) 



79. CUCULUS CANORUS. 



The Cuckoo announced its arrival at Yeniseisk on May 

 22nd and soon became common. It was last seen at the 

 Monastery (lat. 66° N.), where I shot a bird in tlie act of 

 uttering the " hoo, hoo^"* sound attributed by Seebohm 

 to the Himalayan Cuckoo; it proved, however, to bo 



