Birds observed in Kamchatka. 
297 
East Siberian avifauna ; this does not, however, increase the 
number of Kamchatkan birds, since the Nutcracker was 
already well known to occur in the peninsula. 
Accentor montanellus (Pallas). 
No. 61. One unsexed, Karaginski Island, August 23,1897. 
This species should probably be added to the list of Palse- 
arctic summer visitors (see Stejneger, op. cit . p. 349) which, 
although known to occur on the Chukchi Peninsula, have 
not yet been obtained in Kamchatka, and most of which, 
probably, do not occur there regularly. They are Mgialitis 
hiaticula (?), Eudromias morinellus, Pelidna ferruginea , Eury- 
norhynchus pygmceus, Motacilla ocularis, Tardus iliacus (?), 
T. naumanni, and Saxicola cenanthe, eight in all. The occur¬ 
rence of a Central-Asiatic bird in the region north of 
Kamchatka is not, however, very surprising, when it is con¬ 
sidered that nearly one-half of the birds of Northern Alaska 
are identical with those of North-eastern Siberia*. 
Calcarius lafponicus (Linn.). 
No. 62. Onejuv. (unsexed), Karaginski Island, August 22 
or 23, 1897. 
Although the Lapland Bunting is numerous in summer 
on the Commander Islands, especially on Bering Island, 
Dr. Stejneger writes ( op . cit. p. 251) :—About its occur¬ 
rence in Kamtschatka I can only say that I met a single, 
exceedingly shy individual in the graveyard of Petropaulski 
during the first half of October.” 
Anthus gustavi Swinhoe. 
No. 63. S 0 ) juv., Karaginski Island, August 23, 1897. 
Colour of bill horn, the lower mandible fleshy at its base; 
of gape yellow; of interior of mouth light yellow ; of legs, 
feet, and claws fleshy horn. 
Budytes elava (Midd.). 
No. 64. £ (!) juv., Karaga Village, August 22, 1897. 
Colour of bill, legs, and feet horn; of soles of feet yellow. 
* See Prof. Newton’s 4 Dictionary of Birds,’ p. 832, 
