159 Mr. H. Seebohm on the Ornithology of Siberia. 
on the 27th of July, and in the valley of the Yen-e-say’ on the 
25th of that month. 
ANSER ERYTHROPUS, , Linn. 
On the Ist of June a small flock of Geese passed close over 
my head as I was lying hors de combat in a snow bank, the 
treacherous crust of which had given way and left me strug- 
gling up to my breast endeavotring to extricate myself with- 
out wetting my gun. These Geese were smaller than the 
Bean-Goose, and showed some black on the belly. I after- 
wards shot some of the same species and brought two skins 
home, which proved to be the Little White-fronted Goose, 
BERNICLA RUFICOLLIS (Pall.). 
On the Ist of July the two mates belonging to Capt. 
Schwanenberg’s schooner were out on the next island to that 
where their unfortunate vessel was lying wrecked. I had 
chartered them to collect eggs for me on the Brek’-off-sky 
islands in the Yen-e-say’, in lat. 703°. They were fortunate 
enough on that day to come suddenly upon a Red-necked 
Goose upon her nest. They shot her before she flew off, and, 
unfortunately, broke one of the two eggs upon which she was 
sitting. The other egg isnowinmy collection. It measures 
228 by 124, and is of a dirty-white colour, more or less in- 
clining to cream-colour. 
On the 28th of July, as we were slowly steaming up the 
river, against stream and close inshore, I saw several of these 
very handsome birds with their young broods on the banks 
of the river. The captain was very anxious to get to Du- 
dinka before Sot-ni-koff’s steamer arrived there ; so there was 
no possibility of going on shore. This was a few miles south 
of the island where my egg was taken. 
ANAS CLyPEATA, Linn. 
I shot a fine male Shoveller on the tundra near the village 
of Koo-ray!-i-ka on the 18th of June. This was a piece of 
moorland surrounded with forest, where many species of Duck 
were breeding. I very seldom saw this species in the valley 
of the Yen-e-say’. 
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