On the Birds of the Lower Petchora. 215 
XX.—WNotes on the Birds of the Lower Petchora. By Hunry 
SEEBOHM, F.Z.S., and Joun A. Harvie Brown. 
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(Plate V.) 
RvTIcILLA PH@NIcURA (L.). 
We shot the first Redstart on 12th May, in the streets of 
Ust Zylma. We afterwards found it sparingly on the out- 
skirts of the birch-forests both near Ust Zylma and Habariki ; 
but we did not meet with it further north. We found it to 
be one of the shyest of the small birds of the district. 
SAXICOLA @NANTHE (L.). 
We saw the first Wheatear on 21st May, at Ust Zylma. 
It afterwards became rather common there. Further north 
it was rarer, but we saw it as far as Dvoinik. 
PRATINCOLA RUBICOLA (L.). 
The Asiatic form of the Stonechat, with white upper tail- 
coverts, was not uncommon in suitable localities near Ust 
Zylma and Habariki; but we did not meet with it further 
north. 
PHYLLOScoPUs TROcHILUS (L.). 
The Willow-Wren is by far the commonest Warbler in the 
extreme north of Europe. Seebohm found it abundant on the 
fields of Norway from the North Cape to the Varanger fjord. 
Harvie Brown and Alston found it equally common at Arch- 
angel. In their paper in ‘ The Ibis’ (Jan. 1873), P. evers- 
manni* only was mentioned ; but a re-examination of the skins 
proves that P. trochilus is the commoner bird. In the valley 
of the Petchora we found it common, both in the forests of Ust 
Zylma and the willow-swamps on the islands of the delta and 
the tundra. As we proceeded far north it became somewhat 
rarer; but we found it among the dwarf willows at Dvoinik, 
the most northerly point on the tundra which we visited. 
We never before so thoroughly realized its right to the name 
of Willow-Warbler. We first heard the familiar note of this 
* P, eversmanni (Midd. nec Bp.) will probably rank as a synonym of 
P. borealis (Blasius). 







