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5— EMBERIZA NIVALIS {Snow Bunting). 



EMBERIZA NIVALIS.— Bzc/i : Faun. Bar. Amer.—\o\. ii., p. 246. Lath : hid. Oni.— vol. i., p. 397. 

 Cuv : Reg. Anim. — vol. i., p. 405. Temm. — p. 319. Gmel. — vol. i., p. 866. 

 Fab: Faun. Gia;nl. — p. 117. Sabine, in Trans. Linn. Sue. — vol.xii., p. 532. 

 Rich : in App. to Parry's 2d Voyage. — p. 343. 

 SNOW BUNTING.— Bni. Zool.—vo\. i., p. 444. Arct. Zoo/.— vol. ii., p, 355. 

 Lath: Si/n. — vol. iii., p. 161. 



Abounds in all parts of the Arctic Regions, between the middle or end of April and 

 the end of September. 



6.— PLECTROPHANES LAPPONICA (Lapland Finch). 



PLECTROPIIANES LAPPONICA.— Boss, in App. to Parry's 3d Voyage—p. 97. 



Selby, in Trans. Lin. Soc. — vol. xv., p. 156, pi. 1 (young). 

 Rich: Faun. Bur. Amer. — p. 248, pi. 48 (excellent). 

 PLECTROPIIANES CALCARATA.— il%er: Tasch.— vol iii., p. 176. 

 EMBERIZA CALCARATA.— remm.- vol. i., p. 322. Rich : in App. to Parry's 2d Voyage— -p. 345. 

 LAPLAND FINCH.— ^;r^ Zoo/.— vol. li., p. 377. Lath: Syn.—\o\. iii., p. 263. 



Is by no means numerous in the liigher northern latitudes. A nest with five eggs 

 was brought on board early in July, 1830. 



7.— CORVUS COR AX {Raven). 



CORVUS CORAX.— J\iV/i ; Faun. Bor. Amer. — vol. ii., p. 290. Lath: Ind. Orn.—\o\. i., p. 150. 

 Cuv: Reg. Anim.—yo\. i., p. 420.— Jo«m. p. 107. Gmel.~\o\. i., p. 364. 

 Fab : Faun. Grccnl. — p. 62. Rich : App. to Parry's 2d Voyage— f. 343. 

 Ross, App. to Parry's 3d Voyage — p. 97. 

 RAVEN— L«//i : Syn. — vol. i., p. 367. Arct. Zoo/.— vol. ii., p. 245. 



This is one of the few birds tliat are capable of braving the severity of an Arctic 



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