NOTE ON THE BIRDS RECORDED 



Of the forty-seven birds in the list, I obtained specimens of all but the 

 following : — 



Merlin, Bernacle Goose, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Scaup, Goosander, 

 Common Scoter, Golden Plover, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Arctic 

 Tern, Pomatorhine Skua, and White-billed Northern Diver. 



Of these the Pomatorhine Skua, Goosander, Tufted Duck, and 

 Arctic Tern were probably casuals, the Merlin, Common Scoter, and 

 Golden Plover migrants. The Scaup and Wigeon would very likely be 

 breeders, the Whimbrel possibly so, and of the Bernacle Geese I have 

 said in its place all I know. I have reason to believe that the White- 

 billed Northern Diver will be found to be more abundant in Scandinavia 

 than has been supposed, and I think it probable that future voyagers 

 may find it nesting on Lake Promoince in the south of Kolguev. The 

 Bar-tailed Godwit I have recorded as uncertain. It was the only bird 

 seen under conditions which left the species doubtful. 



Of the thirty-three birds which remain I can record eggs or nestlings 

 of all but the following : — 



Wheatear, White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Snowy Owl, Brent Goose, 

 Grey Phalarope, Temminck's Stint, Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper, 

 Siberian Herring Gull, and Black-throated Diver. 



The Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Temminck's Stint, Sanderling, and 

 Purple Sandpiper were, I believe, not nesters on Kolguev. The White 

 Wagtail may possibly nest there in small numbers; I cannot say for 

 certain. The Snowy Owl was certainly not nesting there last year. I 

 have explained why I saw no eggs or young in the down of the Brent 

 Goose. Although Professor Palmen mentions the Brent with a ' ? ' in 

 his careful list of circumpolar birds (which deserves the attention of 

 every ornithologist), yet it must be borne in mind that since, as he 

 himself remarks, there was little, if any, ornithological information to be 



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