APPENDIX A 



Igxati Piottuch's Eeturn Journey. 



In March, 1876, I received from Ignati Piottuch an 

 account of his return journey after parting from us on 

 the 1st of August, 1875, from which it will be of interest 

 to give extracts.* 



He writes that when he parted from us, about Stana- 

 voialachta, his boat at first travelled pretty quickly, but 

 afterwards the wind failed, and he was obliged to stop 

 8 versts short of Alexievka. The mosquitoes here 

 were frightful. At about seven o'clock he again got a 

 boat and finally reached Alexievka, where he found the 

 workmen already waiting for him. He looked over the 

 specimens left behind, and found that only two were at 

 all fit for preservation ; these he skinned, and then left 

 Alexievka in the boat. He crossed to the north-eastern 

 shore of the Petchora, and reached Bougri [sic] in the 

 evening, where they stopped for the night. Here he 

 found a nest of the Grey Plover f w^th four eggs, and got 

 also the two adult birds, 3 and ? . From Bougri 

 to Kuja he had to be on the road a whole day. 

 Here he got a Swan's bill and three eggs. At Chuvinski 

 he again got two bills of the medium-sized Swan, and 



■■'■ Translated from the Russian by Mr. Carl Craemers for me. 

 f In his letter he names it Galuetica — evidently thinking of its 

 specific name— helvetica. — J. H. B. 



