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to the notes on the birds around Archangel included in 

 Dresser's * Birds of Europe.' 



My personal luggage — in addition to the pea-coat and 

 check trews I had on — was as follows : — 



A large portmanteau, containing a suit, spare knicker- 

 bockers, light trousers, velvet coat and waistcoat, 3 pairs 

 of long stockings, and 4 of socks, 3 flannel shirts with 

 collars, 12 collars, ties, 18 pocket-handkerchiefs, 2 pairs of 

 shooting boots, slippers, leggings, mosquito-veils, gloves, 

 spare boot-laces and boot-nails, toilet requisites (brush, 

 comb, tooth-brush and tablets, soap-box and soap, 

 sponge), vols. ii. and iii. of Bree's book, Blasius' list, 

 waiting-case, gummed paper, indiarubber rings, botanical 

 paper and boards, needle-book and thread-bag, box of 

 pins, triangular needles,* Keating's insect powder, labels 

 ready cut, wax candles, vestas and pipe-lights, spare 

 pipes, tobacco (l|^-lb. uncut, ^-Ib. cut), climbing irons,* 

 small fly-book and reel, flexible hat, cap, small powder 

 a.nd shot flasks for stick-gun. 



A hand-bag contained my journal and three or four 

 small note-books with straps, map and guide-book, novel, 

 telescope, hunting-knife, ^-Ib. cut tobacco, large flask, 

 collecting-box, ink-bottle, compass, egg-instruments, etc. 



A bundle consisted of a plaid, macintosh, and rubber 

 ground-sheet. 



The gun-case contained gun, cleaner, oil, and gun-sling 

 and cartridges. 



Another package contained * fishing-rods, stick-guns, 

 and ramrods. * The fishing-rods proved to be un- 

 necessary. 



The cartridge-carrier held 100 cartridges. 



The packet of ammunition was as before stated. 



We were told that we should find good tobacco and 

 good cigars procurable at Archangel, but no cavendish or 

 * These articles were ^^fterwards found to be unnecessary, 



