The Birds of Angmagsalik. 267 
HORNEMANN’S REDPOLL (Carduelis hornemannit hornemannit 
Holb.). 
Hvidsisken. E. Gr.: Ukiortak = He who remains the winter over. 
Besides the occurrence of the Greenland Redpoll, in the north of 
Greenland there is a closely related form, Hornemann’s Redpoll, which 
is sometimes regarded as a race of Greenland Redpoll but is so different 
that ıt can doubtless be called a species. It has indeed been classified 
as such by Holbøll, the first to describe it and give it the name Fringilla 
Нотпетаппи. As a breeding bird it is limited to the most northerly 
parts of Greenland. A smaller race, С. h. exilipes, breeds in northern 
America and in Asia. 
Petersen writes that the Hornemann’s Redpoll does not breed at 
Angmagsalik and is not seen in summer, but is common in October- 
November. Regarding this he says: “The form appearing in this district 
is the dark one, but the lighter form is also seen now and then, especially 
towards winter. Hitherto I have regarded the latter as being identical 
with the former and have thought that the lighter plumage was the 
winter dress, as all Greenlanders maintain.” At my request he shot one 
and sent it to me; true enough, it proved to be C. h. hornemannit. 
It inhabits, as already stated, the northern parts of Greenland. 
Where the dividing line between it and the Greenland Redpoll is to be 
found on the east coast cannot be stated with certainty, but those that 
have been met with by expeditions in the northern part of the east 
coast have been this form. It is commonly found at Scoresby Sound, 
now and then in Franz Josephs Fjord. Two were brought home by the 
Denmark Expedition, but only very few were seen at all. 
The skin sent home showed the following measurements: Wing 
85 mm., Tail 65 mm., Tarsus 16 шт., Culmen 8 mm. 
SNOW BUNTING (Plectrophenax nivalis subnivalis Brehm.). 
Snespurv. E. Gr.: Pisek, Piserajek. 
Of all the small birds, the Snow Bunting is without doubt the 
commonest at Angmagsalik, and also the first to arrive of the small 
birds in spring, and the one that stays longest in the autumn. Often 
winter is still prevailing when it arrives. Petersen has a very fine series 
of notes as to the times of its arrival. 
1895. March 13th, a few; flocks seen in the beginning of April. 
1896. April 15th, seen; according to the natives, seen at the end of 
March. 
1899. April 14th, seen; according to the natives, seen April 4th at Ser- 
milik, 5th and 6th at Cape Dan. 
