292 Messrs. H. Seebohm and J, A. Harvie Browu on 



TOTANUS FUSCUS (L.). 



The only place where we saw the Dusky Redshank was 

 along the sides of the great marsh at Habariki, which was 

 doubtless their breeding-ground. Unfortunately we did not 

 procure any specimens^ although we fired at them several 

 times. When we saw them they were still going in small 

 flocks. This was in the beginning of June. 



ACTITIS HYPOLEUCA (L.) . 



The Common Sandpiper was far from being an abundant 

 species on the Petchora^ as far as we had opportunities of 

 judging ; and it was only upon one stretch of the river that 

 we saw or obtained specimens, viz. between Habariki and the 

 Yorsa river. It is worthy of note that, though more abun- 

 dant in the neighbourhood of Archangel, they were also very 

 locally distributed in that locality (Ibis, 1873, p. 68). 



Terekia cinerea (Giild.). 



We first noticed this species at Habariki on the 3rd June, 

 and afterwards procured it at Ust Zylma, and traced it all 

 the way down the river, but did not find it quite so plentiful 

 as Alston and Harvie Brown did on the Dvina in 1872 (Ibis, 

 1873, p. 68). We did not see it upon the tundra. The 

 Terek Sandpiper is extremely fond of running over the bits 

 of floating driftwood on the submerged outskirts of the forest, 

 uttering its musical " tir-r-r-whui.^' 



LiMOSA ^GOCEPHALA (L.). 



Only one specimen of the Bar-tailed Godwit was seen, 

 upon the tundra, near the sea-shore, at Dvoinik. It was 

 extremely shy, and evaded several attempts to get within 

 range, always rising out of gun-shot, and settling again some 

 distance off upon the hummocks. When resting it drew in 

 the neck, the bill pointing in an almost horizontal position. 



Machetes pugnax (L.). 



A Ruff was brought to us for sale at Ust Zylma on the 

 30th May ; and when we visited the marsh behind Habariki, 

 on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th June, Rufl's were going in small 

 flocks. At the latter locality we procured the first eggs, on 



