observed in the Kota Peninsula. 
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endeavoured to make the list of the birds we observed more 
complete by comparisons with, and additions from, the 
volume on birds in the ‘ Beitrage zur Kentniss des Russ- 
ischen Reiches 9 by the Russian ornithologist T. Pleske, 
published in 1886. This book deals with the ornithology of 
the whole of Russian Lapland, but in the following list only 
those birds are referred to which Pleske mentions as occurring 
on our route. Pleske traversed this route in 1880, and he 
quotes freely from the observations of several other Russian 
as well as Swedish and Finnish ornithologists, who worked 
in the same district between the years 1840 and 1880. 
In quoting from this book I have placed in parentheses the 
name of Pleske's authority for any record not made by him¬ 
self. In all other cases the record is Pleske^s own. 
Turdus iliacus. 
Turdus pilaris. 
Both Redwings and Fieldfares were present along the 
whole route from Kandalax to Ekaterina. They were, how¬ 
ever, very unequally distributed as regards numbers, being 
common in some places and rare in others. A nest of the 
Fieldfare on the shores of the Imandra contained young of 
about a week old on July 12th. 
[Pleske records Turdus musicus from Kandalax and the 
Imandra (Mela), and from Kitsa, near Kola (Enwald).] 
ClNCLUS MELANOGASTER. 
A pair of Dippers which we supposed to be of this species 
frequented the river at Kitsa, near Kola. Pleske records it 
from several localities on our route. 
Saxicola (ENANTHE. 
A Wheatear was not seen until we reached Pulozero, 
about 45 miles south of Kola. From Pulozero northward 
these birds became very common. Pleske records them as 
very common in all parts. 
Ruticilla phcenicurus. 
The only Redstarts we saw consisted of a family of this 
species a few miles south of Kola. Pleske mentions it as 
rare. 
