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I. Iceland (W. Proctor: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 
Coll.). 
3. Iceland, May (W. P.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 
Coll.). 
4, Iceland, 5th July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
Genus MONTIFRINGILLA, Brehm. 
The eggs of all the species of this genus are more or less glossy 
and pure white. 
Montifringilla nivalis (Linn.). 
Fringilla nivalis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 427, tab. xxxvi. fig. 7 
(1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 34, pl. (1875). 
Montifringilla nivalis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. tig. 4 (1855- 
63); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 617 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 
Xii. p. 259 (1888); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 297 (1902) ; 
ieee Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 86 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 238 
1909). 
Montifringilla nivalis nivalis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 182 
(1904). 
Eggs of the Snow-Finch are of a pointed oval form, and measure 
from ‘91 to 1-02 in length, and from ‘6 to 71 in breadth. 
Simplon Pass, Switzerland, 30th Seebohm Coll. 
May. 
St. Gotthard, Switzerland. Seebohm Coll. 
St. Gotthard. Seebohm Coll. 
Airola, St. Gotthard, 19th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
P:), 
Lenk, Bernese Alps (Linden: gale Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
Gemmi Pass, Bernese Alps( Linden: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
Basses Alps, 11th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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Montifringilla alpicola (Pall.). 
Montifringilla alpicola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 260 (1888); 
Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 298 (1902); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 288 (1909). 
Montifringilla nivalis alpicola, Hartert, Vég. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 188 
(1904). 
Four eggs of the Caucasian Snow-Finch measure from °88 to °89 
in length, and from °61 to ‘62 in breadth. 
4, Caucasus Mountains, 19th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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