16 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



was quite confident was an " Imber," and not a " Lorn " (i. e., 

 either of the other two species of Colymhus). This species has 

 not been previously recorded (even doubtfully as now) from 

 Spitzbergen. 



The following species complete the Spitzbergen list, as far as 

 known at present : — 



Snowy Owl, Nyctea nivea, Daud. ; Norwegian, " Sne Ugle," 

 " Is Orn" (lit. Ice-Eagle, but applied to this species).— Has been 

 met with rarely. 



Einged Plover, JSfjialitis hiatiada, L. ; Norwegian, "Eingel" 

 {fde Malmgren, quoted by Prof. Newton, 'Ibis,' 1865).— Has been 

 met with in a few instances. 



Whimbrel, Nitmenius phceopus, L. ; Norwegian, " Smaa- 

 Spove." 



Turnstone, Streiysilas interpres, L. — A single example of each 

 of these obtained by me in 1881 (Zool. 1882, p. 408). 



Eed-necked Phalarope, Plialaropusfidicarius, L. — Uncommon, 

 and not met with on either of my visits ; but Herr Johan Dreyer, 

 of Tromso, who visited Spitzbergen again this year (1883), met 

 with several birds, which, from his description, were, I have little 

 doubt, this species. 



Ivory Gull, PafiophUa ehuniea, Phipps ; Norwegian, " Is 

 Maake" (pronounced in the north " Maase.") — Not a single 

 example seen during our voyage of 1882, but Herr Dreyer this 

 year found them breeding as far south as Bell Sound, which is 

 in keeping with the opinion expressed by Professor Newton in the 

 ' Ibis ' for 18G5, that he was " inclined to think that the Ivory 

 Gull breeds sporadically on many other parts of Spitzbergen 

 proper." * 



Pomatorhine Skua, Stercorarius pomatorhinns, Temm. — Not 

 recorded as actually obtained in Spitzbergen, where it appears to 

 be of rare, if not doubtful, occurrence. 



Bernicle Goose, Anser Icucopsis, Bechst. — Lieut. Stjernspetz 

 informed me that the members of the Swedish Geological Expe- 

 dition (of 1882) had shot two adult birds of this species in Bell 

 Sound, and taken three young ones alive. The only previous 

 mention of the Bernicle Goose in Spitzbergen is a single example 



* The summer of 1883 seems to have been an exceptionally open season 

 in Spitzbergen. 



