64 Dr. O. Finsch's Ornithological Letters . 
Schtschutschja river. Emberiza pusilla we left behind some 
stations above Obdorsk; but now we found Parus cinctus 
plentiful, and a Parus which I take to be P. camschatcensis or 
P. borealis. Its cry and manners are nearly the same as 
those of our P. palustris ; but besides it has a short but me¬ 
lodious song. Between Obdorsk and Berezoff we first found 
Sitta uralensis, which in general was very scarce, and only 
seen in pairs. Besides these, Picus tridactylus was shot, oc¬ 
curring in willow- as well as in pine-woods ; Picus martius 
was seen once ; Picus minor was the most common species 
of Woodpecker. No Certhia ! Fringilla montijHngilla and 
F. linaria , both moulting and with young, went in large flocks 
and were to be met everywhere; but we did not see either 
Corythus or Loocia. Corvus corax was often met; but the 
most common Crows were C. cornix and Pica caudata, the 
latter chiefly in villages where cattle are tended. Here often 
twelve or fourteen assemble on the roof of a single house. At 
Berezoff I observed, for the first time on the Ob, a large 
flock of Corvus frugilegus, apparently wandering; and at the 
village Sucharowskaja, 120 versts down Samarowa, we first 
observed Corvus monedula and Parus major. Nucifraga ca- 
ryocatactes was plentiful in the woods on the right bank. 
No Garrulus; but Perisoreus infaustus was sometimes ob¬ 
tained. It feeds on berries, beetles, and mice. We did not 
find Passer campestris at the village of Kuschowat, as the 
species is only a summer visitor there; but we found both 
species at the town of Berezoff, and here, besides, Emberiza 
citrinella. This species, which we had not once seen when 
going down the river, was now plentiful everywhere. Of 
birds of prey we observed sometimes the Osprey and a few 
Falcons ( Falco subbuteo, and apparently a larger species, per¬ 
haps F. gyrfalco). Of Owls, Count Zeil shot a fine spe¬ 
cimen of Surnia nisoria, which we had observed a few times 
previously. Once I saw a small Falco cesalon being chased by 
an Otus brachyotus. Having during our trip down the river 
only once seen Tetrao bonasia , which I shot near the village 
Malo Atlim, this species now was plentiful as soon as we 
left Berezoff. It is a most elegant bird, and although not 
