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branchless. It was quite silent while so perched. It 

 flew down and alighted in the marsh exactly as I have 

 described the Snipe doing. 



Terek Sandpipei-. — Frequented the hollows and pools 

 in the forest, and was especially fond of running over the 

 driftwood on the submerged skirts of the forest. 



Buff. — A few of these birds were seen in the large 

 swamp, a party of six and two males black and white. 



Bean Goose. — A skin was shown to us by Captain 

 Engel which was shot at Habarika. 



Beicick's Swan. — Saw skin of one shot at Habarika and 

 got the bill. 



Wigeon. — Took two nests of eggs, five and five, shoot- 

 ing the female off one and getting a little down in the 

 other. Not many were seen on the marshes or pools. 



Bintail. — The commonest Duck. We got one nest of 

 nine eggs and down, shooting the 2 off the nest. This 

 and one of the Wigeon' s nests were under the fallen 

 bleached pines in the pine tract, which would appear to 

 be a favourite locality. 



Teal. — Seen, and nest and eight eggs brought in, and 

 a (? bird. 



Goldeneije. — Common. Down and fourteen eggs brought 

 by peasant, who showed us the nest-hole, at least 25 feet 

 from the ground. 



A large flock of large dark Ducks, with others amongst 

 them with light-coloured heads, was seen passing north, 

 after circling round over the river at a great height. 

 These looked like Eiders. 



We received the head and bill of a Velvet Scoter, but 

 cannot say where it was killed. 



Goosander. — A pair were distinctly identified. 



Smew. — Very common. K. 3 was sold to us ; and the 

 three feet high-stumps of the cut larches round the large 

 swamp and elsewhere, often hollow to the bottom, are 

 admirably suited to their nesting habits. 



