84 Messrs. F. and P. Godman on the Birds observed at Bodo 
the larger one, which was about the size of our Black-headed 
Bunting, we only saw one or two examples, and unfortunately 
failed to get any. The other was a somewhat smaller though 
similarly marked bird and tolerably abundant. Of this latter 
we found one nest, and procured birds. 
33. The Yellow Bunting. Emberiza citrinella . 
Two pairs only seen. 
34. The Brambling. Fringilla montifringilla. 
This bird, which we found extremely local in the country that 
we explored, arrived on May 13th. There were two places, both 
on the side of a mountain running N.W. and S.E., with a lake 
at its foot, where they were not uncommon, and in these two 
localities we found several nests. The birds were extremely 
tame: in one instance we touched the hen with a gun before 
she left the nest. They often would not fly away till one 
of us was halfway up the tree where the nest was situated; 
but when once off, they left the place altogether, uttering 
a note of distress. Every nest we found was in a birch-tree, and 
generally from 15 to 20 feet from the ground. In no instance 
did the Chaffinch come under our notice. 
35. The House Sparrow. Fringilla domestica. 
A few pairs about the village of Bodo. 
36. The Mealy Redpoll. Fringilla borealis . 
Flocks of these birds were to be seen on the small patches of 
ground that were free from snow when we first arrived. During 
the latter part of June and beginning of July we found several 
of their nests. They were very neatly made, and situated gene¬ 
rally in a stunted birch or willow tree. The structure was of 
fibres and roots lined with the cotton-grass, Eriophorum angus - 
tifolium. 
37. The Twite. Fringilla montium. 
This bird we saw throughout the summer on an island a short 
distance from Bodo. We often watched them, but could never 
discover a nest, though we have little doubt that they were 
breeding there. We shot a female, in which the eggs in the 
ovary were considerably enlarged. 
