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Mr. E. Adams on the Birds of Michalaski. 
my observations on them ended. They are said by the Rus¬ 
sians not to leave until the middle of September. 
—AThite-throated Finch. Fringilla pennsylvanica, Lath. 
Me-chok-chok-pi-e-nuk, Eski. 
\Zonotrichia albicoUis (Gm.) is the name to which the above 
synonym is applicable. The species^ however^ is very pro¬ 
bably the western form Z. gambeli, which_, according to Dali 
and Bannister (p. 284), is found on St. Michael’s Island.] 
A few of these birds arrived in the middle of May with the 
Lapland Buntings, They frequented the dry hillocks about 
the edges of the marshes, and are said to breed there; but I 
did not succeed in finding a nest. 
--4 --Lesser Redpole. Linaria minor (Gould). 
Oke-wee-tdr, Eski. 
\JEgiothus linaria^ Dali & Bann. p. 281.] 
Small flocks of this bird arrived with the Snow-Bunting in 
October, and remained until the end of January, when they 
suddenly disappeared, 
Lapland Bunting. Plectrophanes lapponica (Gould). 
Pig-git-tig-wukj Eski. 
\_Plectrophanes lapponica, Dali & Bann. p. 283.] 
Multitudes of these birds arrive in the middle of May, and 
occupy the whole extent of the marshes. Their pleasing song 
and sprightly manners make them universal favourites, and 
here, at least, they are never disturbed. Their song is short 
but lively, and is often uttered as they rise to a small height 
in the air and descend. They reminded one very much of the 
Tit-Lark. The nest is generally placed upon a little hillock 
in the marsh, sometimes touching the water; it is neatly 
woven with bents and hair, and lined with feathers. They 
lay five or six eggs, mottled with light olive-brown and dirty 
yellowish white, with streaks and a few spots of dark brown 
about the larger end. I found the first nest with eggs on 
the 1st of June. 
They appear to feed principally on the seeds of the dif¬ 
ferent grasses which abound in the marshes. I also found a 
few insects in some of their stomachs. 
