the Banks of the Lena River. 435 



367 ; 368, 369.) " Bill deep yellowish brown above, chrome- 

 yellow on lower mandible ; legs slaty brown ; iris dark 

 brown." 



52. Accentor montanellus (Pall.). 



Motacilla montanella Pallas, Reise d. verscli. Prov. d 

 Russ. Reiehs, iii. p. 695 (1773: Danria). 



? ad. Just below Bulnn, 14. vii. 1903. (No. 305.) 

 '• Bill blackish ; legs pale brownish ; eye dark." 



53. S.4XICOLA (ENANTHE (L.). 



Motacilla oenanthe Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 186 

 (1758: Europa. Typ. loc. Sweden). 



2c?, 2?. Bulun and mouth of river. (Nos. 208, 223, 

 301, 302.) 



Nestling just out of nest. Mouth of river, 13. vii. 1903. 

 (No. 303.) 



54. Lanius cristatus L. 



Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 93 (1758 : 

 Bengal. Ex Edwards, 54). 



3 <$ ad. Upper Lena River, 8, 9. vi. 1903, Olekminsk, 

 6. viii. 1903. (Nos. 24, 30, 381.) "Legs black. Bill 

 bluish black. Iris hazel." 



3 pulli. Prokofskoa, 4. viii. 1903 ; Olekminsk, 6. viii. 

 1903. "Bill dark brown above, light creamy below. Legs 

 bluish slate-coloured. Iris dark." (Nos. 362, 382, 383.) 



[This bird has a series of low grinding notes as if a 

 scissors-grinder were at work. Suddenly it repeats a highly 

 pitched and sharp " caw, caw, caw."] 



55. Parus montanus baicalensis Swinh. 



Parus baicalensis Swinhoe, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 1, 

 vol. vii. p. 257 (1871 : Baikal). 



1 $ , 1 S ? Upper Lena River, 9, 10. vi. 1903. (Nos. 42, 

 45.) 



1 ? ? Olekminsk, 6. viii. 1903. (No. 380.) 



These birds are undoubtedly a form of the montanus (or 

 borealis) group. They agree fairly well with P. baicalensis, 



