3218 THE ZooLocist—SEPTEMBER, 1872. 
noticed the young ones flying in August. [I visited the mountain, 
Losingafiald, near Westmanshavn, where Wolley found the nest 
and young in 1849, and though I searched carefully for hours ] 
was not fortunate enough even to come across a bird. During my 
stay in Feroe the weather was as a rule so bad that the tops of 
the hills and likely resorts of the snow bunting were generally 
shrouded in mist. Only on the top of the island of Skuoe did we 
come across them. On the 7th June, 1872, about eight o’clock in 
the evening, as we were resting, my friend called my attention to 
the note of a bird which we did not recognize: the song was 
simple, but plaintive. We soon found that it came from a male 
snow bunting, which I shot; the female was not far off, and soon 
made her appearance on the stones, where she twittered for her 
mate: she was probably nesting close by. We commenced a 
search for the nest, but almost immediately dense volumes of mist 
stole up the sides of the mountain and enveloped us. We had to 
give up the search, and follow our guide in Indian file to the sea- 
shore. Two or three pairs of snow buntings nest yearly on 
Kirkeboe Rein, near Thorshavn: I made one or two attempts 
to find their nests about the middle of June, but the rain and mist 
in every instance prevented me. 
31. Fringilla celebs, Linn. Chaffinch.—Recorded by Herr 
Miiller as a straggler. On the 15th February, 1868, he observed a 
female in the garden of Herr Hansen, at Thorshavn: it remained 
thereabouts till the 1st March of the same year, 
32. Fringilla montifringilla, Linn. Brambling.—Herr Miiller 
observed a flock of four near Thorshavn, in the spring of 1867. 
Fringilla serinus, Linn.—I insert this on the authority of Herr 
Miiller (‘ Faroernes Fuglefauna,’ p. 17), who records one as seen on 
the 15th January, 1858. With all due respect to that excellent 
ornithologist, 1 would suggest that this was probably a specimen of 
Chlorospiza chloris, Linn., which at that date had not been 
observed in the islands. 
33. Passer montanus, Linn. Tree Sparrow. Native name, 
Spoarve.—Three years ago a few pairs of these birds made their 
appearance on the island of Skuoe: they probably found their way 
there from the rigging of some passing vessel, and finding that the 
place agreed with them they have become quite naturalized, and 
have already spread to the neighbouring island of Sandoe. The 
“spoarve” is not a favourite with the people of Skuoe: it has 
