62 Dr. O. Finsch^s Ornithological Letters. 



Emberiza pusilla, Saxicola oenanthe, Lusciola suecica, Tardus 

 pilaris, Fringilla linaria, Anthus cervinus, Cotyle riparia, and, 

 nearer to tlie mouth of the river, Corviis comix and C. cor ax ; 

 the latter we observed also a few times on the tundra. Geese 

 and Ducks were in great numbers, but as shy as Swans, of 

 which we got only half-fledged young, which were most 

 welcome for our cooking-pan. At the place where Count 

 Zeil shot Terekia cinerea, I had the pleasure of shooting a 

 full-grown young one of this species, being only the second 

 specimen seen during our whole voyage, Phalaropus we 

 did not observe again ; but Larus marinus, with young, now 

 able to fly, was the most common Gull, as it is on the Avhole 

 Ob river, where we never saw any Lestris. 



We returned to Obdorsk on the 19tli of August, where we 

 had to stop till the 3rd of September, being engaged in dry- 

 ing and packing the collections, and making our reports. 

 Near Obdorsk we observed large flocks of Geese [Anser ci- 

 nereus and A. minutus) which we had already obtained on the 

 Schtschutschja, and A. ruficollis, of which we got by chance 

 only one specimen, although the species is by no means rare. 

 The Polui river swarmed with Ducks ; amongst them we got 

 our first young in down of FuUfjula marila and F. nyroca. 

 Larus marinus was common, as well as L. ridibundus, ac- 

 companied by young nearly able to fly. On the flooded 

 waters near the village Totanus fuscus was not rare in small 

 companies, being very tame. Tringa temminckii appeared in 

 small flocks, bearing still the full summer plumage, whereas 

 Charadrius Maticula, which went also in large flocks, had 

 already the winter garb. Of small birds Motacilla alba and 

 Antlms pratensis were the most common in the village ; M. 

 citreola we got about 100 versts above Obdorsk, just moult- 

 ing, as well as M. flava [borealis] . Count Zeil got a single 

 specimen of Turdus atrogtdaris (young bird moulting) and 

 Numenius arquata, which feeds at this time chiefly on berries. 

 Nisus fringillarius, so rare in this regio-n, I observed several 

 times near the village. 



Our way up the river was very tedious, as we had to strug- 

 gle continually against contrary winds and the current. 



