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36. Larus eburneus. — Gillett, no. 10. 



Somewhat rare in Matthew's Strait, and along the west coast. 



37. Larus tridactylus. — Gillett, no. 11. 



One of the commonest birds on the west coast ; not in Mat- 

 thew's Strait, nor on Waigats. 



38. Larus glaucus. — Gillett, no. 12. 



Pretty common southward as far as Yugorsky Strait. 



39. Larus, sp. ? 



In Yugorsky Strait, and on Waigats. I several times saw 

 large Gulls with a dark slate-grey mantle, undoubtedly Larus 

 fuscus. 



40. Lestris pomatorhina.- — Gdlett, no. 13. 



By far the commonest species in Novaja Semlia and on Waigats. 

 It feeds principally on Lemmings (Mi/odes), and is not unfre- 

 quently in flocks, especially on the ice-fields. 



41. Lestris longicaudata. — Gillett, no. 15. 

 Numerous on Novaja Semlia, generally in pairs. 



42. Lestris parasitus. — Gillett, no. 14. 

 Far rarer than the preceding. 



43. Procellaria glacialis. — Gillett, no. 16. 



Not seen on the continent, although met with everywhere on 

 the high-sea between Novaja Semlia and the Norwegian coast. 



Here ends my list of the birds of the district we observed. 

 Besides the species named, some others, of which we could not 

 obtain specimens, were seen ; thus, I believe, I saw on Waigats 

 a Linaria, several Sandpipers, Tuianus fuscus, T. calidris, and 

 possibly T. ochropus^'^, as well as Squatarola, and several Ducks 

 and Geese. 



Tromso, on board the ' Germania,' 20th Sept. 1871. 



* Totamts ochropns has not a high northern range. The species seen 

 by our contributor is more likely to have been T. (jJareola. — Ed. 



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