observed on the Yenisei River. 93 



7. Pratincola MAURA. Eastern Stonechat. 

 A male was shot about the middle of May at Yeniseisk, 

 but they were not seen afterwards. 



-^8. Cyanecula suecica. Red-spotted Bluethroat. 



Common. A few were seen near the end of August at 

 Golchika. Several well-concealed nests were found in the 

 forest. 



-f 9. Calliope camtschatkensis. Ruby-throated Warbler. 



It seemed a cruel thing to put an abrupt end to a beautiful 

 song proceeding from this lovely little Warbler, which was 

 singing away lustily from the top of a willow. This was the 

 only one I saw. 



10. Sylvia affinis. Siberian Lesser Whitethroat. 



Two nests, near Yeniseisk, were discovered with one and 

 five eggs respectively, both placed low down in a small bush 

 and lined with hair ; the hen bird was shot from the nest 

 containing five eggs. 



11. Phylloscopus tristis. Siberian Chifi'chaff. 



I often heard these Chiffchaffs in the forest. I saw one come 

 out of its domed nest and shot it, but was disappointed to 

 find the nest empty, though lined with feathers all ready for 

 the eggs. 



12. Phylloscopus trochilus. Willow-Warbler. 



Six eggs were taken from the only nest found, which was 

 placed on the ground at the foot of a very small bush and 

 full of white feathers. 



13. Acrocephalus sch(enob.enus. Sedge- Warbler. 

 One, a male, was shot, but no eggs were obtained. 



14. Accentor montanellus. Mountain-Accentor. 



Not uncommon in the forest, as we obtained six nests 

 containing in all 22 eggs, varying from one to six eggs 

 in each nest. The eggs cannot be distinguished from 

 those of the common Hedge-Sparrow (^A. modularis) , the 

 song also being very similar. The nest was sometimes 

 placed as high as eight feet from the ground in the fork of 

 a willow, and at others quite low down in the stump of a 



