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stooped repeatedly. The nest contained two eggs, and 

 was placed on a tussock in a marshy piece ol' ground, 

 similar to the place where we found the Grey Plovers 

 breeding. It was sparingly lined with reindeer moss and 

 leaves of the surrounding plants. 



Two Swans flew overhead towards the river. 



It should be mentioned that yesterday one of the 

 Meadow Pipits I shot from the nest perched in a scrub- 

 birch bush, whence I shot it. I saw another to-day perch 

 in a willow. 



I noticed again to-day the peculiar Tern-like flight of the 

 Golden Plover, and for the first time the Tern- or Kestrel- 

 like hover of Buffon's Skua. 



The wind is warmer to-day, but still from the north- 

 west, and high. 



June 28. 



The morning of Monday, the 28th of June, the wind 

 had dropped, and the sun came out bright and warm. 



I went to the first Peregrine's eyrie, stalked up the 

 conical mound to within three yards of the nest, wounded 

 the female severely as she fiew off — a very snapshot — 

 finished her with another shot, and returned to the house 

 with eggs and bird. 



Stanavoialachta is close to Boluanski Noss. 



Seebohm took a sketch of the coast, bay and tundra, 

 from the hill above the second Peregrine's eyrie, and shot 

 a solitary Tree Sparrow on the roof of one of the 

 huts. He also took a nest of Redwing's eggs at Stana- 

 voialachta. 



We then took advantage of the light wind from the 

 north, and returned to Alexievka, landing twice on the 

 way, and taking eggs of lied-necked Phalarope, lieeve, 

 one Ped-throated Diver ; and two Duck's eggs with a 

 scrap of down, which we believe to be Shovellers, as I saw 

 a fine male alight on the little pool close to the spot, and 



