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FRINGILLID A—continued. 
America. 
Linota flavirostris var. brewstert 
A single specimen was shot from a flock 
L. linaria, which, from its close resem- 
blance to JZ. flavirostris, has been 
named as above. (Baird, Brewer, 
and Ridgway, vol. i, p. 493.) 
Plectrophanes nivalis.* (.) Meyer. 
Northern North America from the At- 
lantic to the Pacific, and southwards 
into the United States. (Baird, 
Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Plectrophanes lapponicus.* (L.) Selby. 
Greenland and Arctic North America 
generally, migrating south as far as 
New York. Has even been found at 
Fort Garland, New Mexico. (Baird, 
Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Passer domesticus.* Linn. 
It appears to have been first introduced 
into North America in 1858, at Port- 
land, Maine, and is now common in 
many Cities of the Continent. (Baird, 
Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Zonotrichia albicollis.* Bp. (White- 
throated Sparrow.) 
Eastern North America, British posses- 
sions and United States; west to the 
Missouri, and south in winter to 
Louisiana. (Baird, Brewer, and Ridg- 
way.) 
Europe. 
Linota flavivostris.* Linn. (‘Twite.) 
Europe generally, except Iceland ; breed- 
ing in the north and wintering further 
south. Siberia and China (Swinhoe.) 
Japan (Schlegel.) Palestine (Canon 
Tristram.) North Africa, Algeria. 
Plectrophanes nivalis.* (L.) Meyer. (Snow 
Bunting.) 
It inhabits the north of Northern Europe 
and Asia, migrating southwards to the 
central parts in winter. British Isles 
Belgium, Holland, and Northern 
France; rare in the south of France. 
(Dresser.) 
Plectrophanes lapponicus.* 
(Lapland Bunting.) 
According to Mr. Dresser it is found in 
the Arctic regions generally, Iceland; 
Spitzbergen ; Scandinavia; North Ger- 
many, (Broggreve.) Rare in Central 
and Southern Russia (Sabanaéff); Eng- 
land; Holland; Belgium; France 
(Degland and Gerbe); and has occur- 
red even as far south as Italy. 
(L.) Selby. 
Passer domesticus.* Linn. (House Spar- 
row. ) 
Europe; Northern Africa, and into Asia. 
(Dresser.) 
Zonotrichia albicollis. 
It occurred once in Aberdeenshire, 17 
August, 1867, (Newton, P.Z.S. 1870, 
p-. 52), and once at Brighton (P.Z.S. 
4 June, 1872). 
ALAUDID. 
Alauda arvensis. 
Occasionally visits Greenland, and has 
been met with in the Bermudas. 
(Dresser. ) 
Eremophila alpestris.* (L.) Boie. 
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, breeding 
in the Arctic regions and found south 
to Illinois, Wisconsin, &c. Once 
found in Greenland according to 
Reinhardt. 
Var. chrysolema is found in Middle North 
America, and south to Mexico. 
(Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Alauda arvensis.* Linn. 
Europe generally. Siberia; Russia; 
Western Asia; the Morea and the 
shores of the Black Sea; Smyrna; 
and North Africa. (Yarrell.) 
(Skylark.) 
Evremophila alpestris.* (L.) Boie. (Shore- 
Lark.) 
Northern Europe; rare in Belgium and 
France; but has been taken even as 
far south as Naples, according to 
Professor Achille Costa. Northern 
Asia. (Dresser.) 
