96 Mr. H. L. Popliam on Birds 



31. Emberiza aureola. Yellow-breasted Bunting. 

 These birds appeared in flocks at Yeniseisk on June 1st, 



and were never met with again. 



32. Emberiza pusilla. Little Bunting. 



We obtained a nice series of the beautiful eggs of this 

 Bunting, which show great variation in size, ground-colour, 

 and markings. The birds were by no means uncommon, 

 and were remarkably tame at their nests, returning to tlieir 

 eggs at once if we withdrew a few yards from the spot, so 

 that there was never any difficulty in satisfactorily identi- 

 fying their eggs after we had shot one or two birds to make 

 certain. Six nests were discovered, the greatest number 

 of eggs in one nest being five. 



33. Emberiza schceniclus. Reed-Bunting. 



Locally common. One nest was on the top of a dead 

 stump of a tree about 4 ft. high. All the others were on 

 the ground. 



34. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Bunting. 



Shared the nesting-grounds of the Red-throated Pipit, and 

 almost rivalled its reputation of being the commonest bird 

 on the tundra. These Buntings passed through Yeniseisk 

 on migration, but did not appear again till we were clear 

 of the limit of trees. Their nests can easily be distinguished 

 from the Pipits' by the lining of feathers. 



35. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow-Bunting. 



Not observed on the river between Yeniseisk and Golchika, 

 where they were busy feeding their young when we arrived. 



36. Otocorys alpestris. Shore-Lark. 



We saw the first Shore-Lark in lat. 70° N., but did not 

 get any eggs. 



-|-37. Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. 

 Arrived very early at Yeniseisk. 



38. Pica rustica. Magpie. 



Our first nest was a Magpie's, before the snow was off the 

 ground. 



