214 Mr. H. J. Pearson on Birds 



List of Birds observed on Kolyiiev {July oth to loth). 



4 1. MoTACiLLA ALBA. White Wagtail. 

 Several observed near the Gobista River. 



: 2. Anthus cervinus. Red-throated Pipit. 

 We found four nests of this bird, two with eggs nearly 

 fresh, one with eggs much incubated, and one with young. 

 The third nest contained six eggs, which were the hand- 

 somest of the species we have seen. It was placed in coarse 

 herbage over very wet marshy ground. The others were on 

 dry ground ; that containing young being on the edge of the 

 bluff facing the sea. 



3. LiNOTA LiNARiA. Mealy Redpoll. 



A young male in first plumage, with yellowish-crimson 

 crest and spotted rump, was shot July 6tli near our camp. 

 We believe this is the first record of this or any other Redpoll 

 on Kolguev. 



4. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Bunting. 



One of the most abundant of the small birds. The males 

 were constantly to be seen and heard on all parts of the 

 tundra. Before we left we observed family parties near the 

 coast preparing for migration. We found no eggs, so nidi- 

 fication must commence here early in June. 



5. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow-Bunting. 

 Common, like the preceding. We found nests of young 



birds on July 5th, and before we left there were many young 

 flying about the tundra. The nests were chiefly placed in 

 fissures formed by rain and frost in the edges of the bluff's 

 above the sea and water-courses. 



6. Otocorys alpestkis. Shore-Lark. 



These birds were far more numerous here than in any 

 other country we have visited. Either they vary very much 

 in the time of nesting, or rear two broods in the season ; for 

 while we saw young birds on the wing when we arrived, we 

 continued to find fresh eggs up to the day of our departure. 

 The favourite position for the nest was evidently on the side 



