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another somewhat similar locality about seven versts to the 

 south-west along the shore. We left Dvoinik in the steamer 

 on the evening of the 30th July, and, after shooting a Pere- 

 grine at Stanavoialachta, landed at Alexievka about mid-day. 

 On the 1st August we set sail for Elsinore in the 'Triad/ of 

 Campbeltown, Captain Charles Taylor, a brigantine of 149 

 tons, laden with squared balks of Petchora larch, and bound 

 for Cronstadt. After a five-weeks' voyage we landed at Elsi- 

 nore, and there, amongst the first things we did, we telegraphed 

 the news of our arrival to our friends at home, and of our dis- 

 coveries to Professor Newton and Mr. H. E. Dresser. 



Tringa temmincki, Leisl. 



We got the first Temminck's Stints at Ust'Zylma on the 

 26th May, and afterwards found the species extremely abun- 

 dant in all suitable localities, but especially so on the delta. 

 The first eggs were obtained on the 17tli June, and the male 

 bird watched to and shot ofi" the nest. Afterwards their eggs 

 were amongst the commonest brought to us by the Zyriani, 

 often more coming in than we could find time to blow. 

 Amongst the many eggs of this bird which we saw there were 

 none at all resembling those of the Little Stint. We found 

 them breeding occasionally at some height above the level of 

 the river, as at Stanavoialachta, where we obtained a nest of 

 eggs on the tundra, on the summit of the steep river-bank, 

 which is there from 100 to 350 feet high. 



Calidris arenaria (L.) . 



On the Golaievskai Islands, at the entrance of the Pet- 

 chora Gulf, we found Sanderlings in small parties associating 

 with Dunlins and feeding on the low wet sand-banks, Avhich 

 are only a foot or two above the level of high tide, and pro- 

 cured a few specimens already beginning to undergo the 

 autumnal moult. Afterwards at Dvoinik a few more were 

 obtained, but we failed to discover their breeding-stations. 

 Had our visit to the Golaievskai Islands not been so hurried, 

 and had we found time even to walk to the far end of one of 

 those we landed upon, a distance of ten versts, where, we 

 were told, there was higher and dryer ground covered with 



