308 THE BIRDS OF MONGOLIA ETC. 



April, and occasionally breeds there. In Lake-Hanka basin it was noticed 

 sometimes during the spring migration, which commences there early in 

 March. 



168. Emberiza ciopsis, Bp. 



Emberiza cioides, Temm. & Schleg. Faun. Jap. pi. lix. 



Is very common in S.E. Mongoha, and keeps in the bushes on the 

 mountains, avoiding large woods ; and therefore we found it only on the 

 slopes of the Muni-ul mountains. About the end of May, in the 

 Suma-had, we took several nests, built of dry grass, on the ground, in the 

 bushes. Each contained four fresh eggs, of a dull white, with a band of 

 black zigzag marks at the larger end, and sometimes with some great 

 black spots. We also obtained some birds in the Ala-shan, but did not see 

 them in Kan-su. 



169. Emberiza GODLEWSKii,Tacz. 



Cab. Journ. f. Orn. 1874, p. 330. 



Is of occasional occurrence in S.E. Mongolia, commoner in Ala-shan, 

 and replaces the preceding species in Kan-su. It inhabits the bushes on the 

 mountains, as well as on the plains. Our specimens exactly resemble those 

 from Lake Baikal in the Warsaw Museum. 



170. Emberiza pusilla, Pall. 



Is tolerably abundant in S.E. Mongolia during migration, late in April 

 and early in May, and was observed by us in rather limited numbers in 

 Ordos and Ala-shan in August and September, probably before leaving the 

 locality. 



In Ussuri country E. pusilla was observed only by Mr. Maack. 



