Mr Harde-Brown on the OrnUlwlogy of the Petschoni. 80 



Europe,' temporary volume, 1871-72; Ihis, April number, 

 1876). 



" 8. Saxicola ruUcola. — The white-rumped eastern form of 

 our Stonechat — not before recorded (?) from Europe. The 

 Stonechat obtained at Archangel is similar to ours. 



" 9. Squatarola helvetica. — The first authentic eggs brought 

 to this country, with the exception of a few collected 

 by Herr A. von Middendorff, on the Boganida and Taimyr 

 Rivers in Siberia (vide ' Birds of Europe,' temp. vol. i., 

 1871-72). Our account and plates of eggs will appear in 

 lUs, for April 1876. 



" 10. Tringa minuta. — Also the first authentic eggs brought 

 to this country, or existing in collections, except those ob- 

 tained by Herr A. von Middendorff at the above-mentioned 

 localities. Our account and plates of eggs will appear in the 

 Ihis, July 1876. Dresser will probably figure the young in 

 down, which we also brought home for the first time {vide also 

 ' Birds of Europe,' temp. vol. i., 1871-72). Said to breed in 

 Novaja Zemlia (Von Heuglin, This, p. 63). 



"11. Ccdidris are7iaria. — Shot several in breeding plumage 

 or beginning to change for the autumn moult. Had we not 

 been unfortunately pressed for time, we believe we might 

 also have procured the rare eggs, or at all events, discovered 

 the breeding haunts. Professor Newton describes the only 

 eggs which have reached this country (P.Z.S., 1871, p. 56 and 

 pp. 546, 547 : described, * Zweite deutsche ISTordpolanfahrt,' 

 ii., pp. 240-242). 



" 12. Tringa suharqaata. — We also obtained this species in 

 full summer plumage. The same remarks apply to this as to 

 the last, but the present species appeared to be scarcer. 



" 13. Cygniis hewickii. — Birds and eggs obtained by us, the 

 latter the first authentic specimens on record {vide Ibis, 

 October number, 1876, where a full account will appear). 



" 14. Mergus alhelhis. — Eggs and down from the nest pro- 

 cured. Extremely rare in collections. Nesting haunts in 

 Finland, first discovered by the late Mr John Wolley, in 

 1858 {Ibis, 1859, p. 69). 



"15. A gull differing from Lams lencoi^hceus, the Medi- 

 terranean Herring Gull, in having the first primary only 



