490 Mr. 11. V. AVitherby on Birds 



from the young, almost exactly after the fashion of a Ringed 

 Plover. Unlike Mr. Popham, who met with " no two pairs 

 occupying the same district while nesting " (Ibis 1897, 

 p. 105), we found two pairs on the same marsh within 300 

 yards of each other. The nestlings, which were covered 

 with down, with the primary-quills just appearing, had the 

 following colouring of the soft parts : — Legs and feet light 

 slate-blue; bill dark slate-colour; iris hazel. The stomachs 

 contained small beetles, flies, and green leaves. 



NUMENIUS PHiEOPUS. 



A pair or two of Whimbrels were to be seen in every suit- 

 able place from Kandalax to Ekaterina, and on many of the 

 marshes they were numerous. 



Sterna macrura. 



The Arctic Tern was present on all the lakes and rivers 

 from Kandalax to Ekaterina. A considerable colony was 

 evidently breeding on an island in a small lake on a marsh 

 near the Imandra. 



Larus caxus. 



Common Gulls were fairly numerous in Kandalax Bay, 

 and we saw a few pairs on most of the lakes from there to 

 Kitsa. At Kitsa a single bird frequented the river, and 

 there were a few in the Kola Fjord. A small colony on a 

 marsh near Ekaterina evidently had young. 



Larus argentatus. 



We observed Herring-Gulls in Kandalax Bay and in the 

 Kola Fjord. We also saw a good many on the Imandra, but 

 could not discover whether they were breeding or not. A 

 small colony seemed to be breeding in company with the 

 previous species on a marsh near Ekaterina. 



Larus fuscus. 



A few Lesser Black-backed Gulls were seen on the Imandra 

 and the Pulozero, and one at Kitsa, while the bird was not 

 uncommon in the Kola Fjord. 



Larus marinus. 



The Great Black-backed Gull was seen in the Kola Fjord. 



