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from the island. All the specimens obtained, and the 

 scores of them carefully examined with the aid of 

 binoculars, were in juvenile dress — that is to say, none of 

 them showed any signs of rose-colour on the breast. 

 Some of them fraternised with the hordes of Twites, and 

 sought food in the stubbles ; while others moved about 

 in large parties, and frequented the enclosures near the 

 houses, being attracted by the seeds of numerous weeds 

 which abounded there. This bird, like the Twite, is 

 much given to bathing about midday, and was always 

 to be found thus engaged at that hour on certain little 

 streams. The Greater Redpoll appeared again in small 

 numbers on 9th September 1908, when it remained 

 until 7th November, and again in October 191 1. 



AcANTHis HOKNEMANNi, Greenland RedpoU. — Of this 

 rare and beautiful native of Greenland, Iceland, Jan 

 Mayen, and Spitzbergen, not less than five occurred 

 during my visit in the autumn of 1 905. The first to come 

 under notice were a party of three, consisting of an adult 

 male and two younger birds, which appeared on 18th 

 September. These birds frequented an enclosure in front 

 of one of the crofter's houses, where they fed on the seeds 

 of weeds for several days, and were exceedingly tame. On 

 the 29th a second adult male was observed seeking food 

 among some low herbage ; and on loth October another 

 young bird was found. In life these birds, especially 

 the adults, appeared to be almost entirely white, and 

 this fact, and their habit of puffing out their fluffy 

 feathers, rendered them exceedingly pretty and 

 conspicuous objects. 



AcANTHis ExiLiPES, Hoary or Coues Redpoll. — 

 During the great autumn invasion of Mealy Redpolls, 

 which formed the outstanding feature in the ornitho- 



