observed on the Yenisei River. 95 



f-23. HiRUNDo RUSTicA. Swallow. 



Swallows arrived at Yeniseisk on May 30tli, but did not 

 appear to extend further down the river. 



24. Chelidon lagopoda. Siberian Martin. 



All the many church-towers in Yeniseisk were covered 

 with old Martins' nests, to which the birds returned on 

 May 18th. We caught several of these birds on their nests 

 under the eaves of the houses in the villages. The upper tail- 

 coverts were in all cases pure white. We were too early for 

 eggs, as we left the birds all behind us after passing Tooruk- 

 hansk. 



25. CoTiLE RiPARiA. Saud-Martiu. 



The banks of the river at Yeniseisk were riddled with the 

 holes of these birds. The first one I saw was on May 21st. 



26. Fringilla montifringilla. Brambling. 



Fairly numerous, though two nests were all we came 

 across, with six and seven eggs in each. 



27. LiNOTA LiNARiA. Mcaly Redpoll. 

 Common. Several nests were found. 



28. LiNOTA ExiLiPES. Coucs's RcdpoU. 



The first specimens obtained at Yeniseisk were three out 

 of a flock of about fifty of these Redpolls. I was unaware 

 at the time that the other Redpolls and nests found later on 

 might have belonged to L. exilipes and not to L. linaria. I 

 shot only one from its nest, and this one turned out to be 

 L. linaria, so 1 rather hastily concluded that all were ; but 

 as Mr. Henry J. Pearson tells us the eggs are indistinguish- 

 able, I have no proof that Coues's Redpoll nests on the 

 Yenisei. 



29. Carpodacus erythrinus. Scarlet Grosbeak. 

 Only one was seen and secured at Toorukhansk. 



30. PiNicoLA ENUCLEATOR. Pine Grosbeak. 



I pursued one near Yeniseisk for some time but failed to 

 get it. 



