Mr. H. Seebohm on the Ornithology of Siberia. 179 



XV. Contributions to the Ornithology of Siberia. 

 By HENRY SEEBOHM. 



[Continued from ' The Ibis,' 1879, p. 163, and concluded.] 



SINCE my return from Siberia I have received five small col- 

 lections of birds from Mr. Kibort, a Polish exile whose ac- 

 quaintance I made at Kras-no-yarsk'. Amongst these are skins 

 of some species which I did not meet with in the valley of 

 the Yen-e-say'. Most of my collecting was done north of the 

 Arctic circle. Mr. Kibort's skins were all obtained in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of Kras-no-yarsk 7 , and illustrate the 

 ornithology of the valley of the Yen-e-say 7 ten degrees further 

 south of the district where most of my observations were made. 

 I am also indebted to Mr. Meves, of Stockholm, for a report 

 upon the skins obtained by Dr. The'el in the valley of the Yen- 

 e-say 7 in 1876. The latter gentleman conducted a scientific 

 expedition which went overland to Siberia, intending to meet 

 Professor Nordenskiold at the mouth of the great river. 

 Dr. Theel was able to reach lat. 70 ; but his ornithological 

 booty, owing to the fact that it was principally obtained south 

 of the Arctic circle, contains many species which I did not 

 meet with. He has kindly allowed me to make use of the 

 report of Mr. Meves to supplement my contributions to the 

 ornithology of the valley of the Yen-e-say 7 . 



PANDION HALIAETUS (Linn.). 



Dr. Theel observed the Osprey fishing in the Yen-e-say 7 

 in lat. 59| and 61. 



FALCO .ESALON, Gmel. 



When I was in the valley of the Yen-e-say 7 I more than 

 once felt almost sure that I recognized the Merlin ; but as I 

 did not succeed in obtaining a specimen, it was not included 

 in my first list. I have now the skin of a male in my col- 

 lection, obtained by Mr. Kibort near Kras-no-yarsk 7 . Dr. 

 Theel observed it frequently about lat. 70, and obtained a 

 young bird in lat. 70^. 



TINNUNCULUS VESPERTINUS (Linn.). 



Mr. Kibort has sent me three skins of the Orange-legged 



