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two eggs from the large Swan, and killed a small one, 

 and one Little Stint.* 



Having reached Habariki, he settled with the workmen, 

 and on the 30th arrived at Ust Zylma, and let the 

 remaining workmen go. 



Bouligan would not sell the book we wanted to 

 buy, and on the 1st of August (Old Style) Piottuch 

 left Ust Zylma by a small boat, and on crossing the 

 Eiver Petchora, entered the Eiver Zylma. About 60 

 versts' distance from its mouth the Zylma has a sandy 

 bottom, and the boat did not touch the ground during 

 the whole course. He there met with Pintail, Teal, 

 Wigeon, Goldeneye, Temminck's Stints, Terek Sand- 

 pipers, and Greenshanks. 



Further up the river the bottom was stony, and often 

 the boat had to be carried over the same. Here he found 

 many Smews, and Golden Eagles, and Goldeneye Ducks. 

 He also saw several times in the woods White-winged 

 Crossbills, and Great Black Woodpeckers, and great 

 flocks of the Siberian Jay. 



Piottuch then entered a very narrow river, the 

 'Chirka,' and on the ninth day he reached the place 

 ' Volok,' where he procured two men with horses. On 

 one of these carts (something like a sledge) he sat down, 

 and on the other he put his luggage, and then drove 

 pretty quickly away over some marshy ground through 

 a wood. After 7 versts' driving he got to another station, 

 where he changed horses, and then he went over some 

 regular good roads. Although it was a very dark night, 

 he succeeded in killing one Short-eared Owl. 



Having again travelled some 7 versts he stopped, and 



had to go further again in a boat down the River Rat- 



chuga. Along the shores of this river he tolerably often 



came across some Bear-tracks, and saw some wild Rein- 



'■•' Query — On migration '? — J. II. B. 



