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5. Nyctea scandiaca. Snowy Owl. '• Opik," *' Opirksoak." 

 Very common ; in summer more numerous in the Northern 



Inspectorate than in the Southern. Found also on the Eastern 

 Coast, and extends westward to Liddon Island and Melville 

 Island (75° N.). A thoroughly circumpolar species, migrating in 

 winter to lower latitudes, and, from its white colour and large size, 

 incapable of being confounded with any other species. 



6. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. *' Siutitok." 



A scarce species in Greenland, but perhaps breeds there, though 

 not further to tlic southward than 65°. Its northern range 

 altogether unknown, but it has been shot on the Green Islands in 

 Disco Bay, lat. 68° 50' N. 



(4.) Sphyropicus varius. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 



One found dead near Julianehaab, July 1845 ; another sent 

 from Greenland about 1858. 



(5.) Colaptes auratus. Flicker or Golden-winged Wood- 

 pecker. 

 Herr Moschler has recorded the receipt of a specimen 

 from Greenland in 1852 (Journ. fiir Orn. 1856, p. 335).* 



{6.) Chcetura pelasgia. Chimney- Swift. 



One shot in 1863 near the Sukkertop (Reinhardt, Vid. 

 Medd. 1865, p. 241). 



(7.) Hirundo horreorum. Barn- Swallow. 



Two known to have been obtained, one at the Fiskenaes 

 about 1830, the other at Nenortalik.j 



(S*.) Vireosylvia olivacea. Red -eyed Flycatcher. 



One received from Greenland in 1844, and most likely 

 from the Southern Inspectorate. Sir Oswald Mosley has 

 recorded the occurrence of this American species in England 

 (Nat. Hist. Tutbury, p. 385, pi. 6). 



(p.) Empidonax pusillus. Little Flycatcher. 

 Two received from Godthaab in 1853. 



(/O.) Confopus borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



One shot at Nenortalik, 29 August, 1840, and sent to the 

 Royal Museum at Copenhagen. 



(^11.) Dendrmca virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. 

 One sent from Julianehaab in 1853. 



(y^.) Dendrceca coronata. Yellow-rumped Warbler. 

 Three examples prior to 1860. 



(13.) Dendrceca striata. Black-polled Warbler. 

 One sent from Godthaab in 1853. 



* Chordediles popetue. American Night-Hawk. One found dead on 

 Melville Island. 



f Cotyle riparia. Sand-Martin. A pair said to have been seen on Melville 

 Island, 9 June, 1820 (Parry, Journal, &c. p. 195). 



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