8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 
chiefly on the Siberian side of the range, but expeditions were made 
to the Mongolian slopes for great game, and down to the Suok 
Fic. 8.—Kirghiz marmot-hunter; the white tail in his right hand is waved 
to hold the marmot’s attention until the gun is in position for the shot. 
Photograph by Hollister. 
Fic. 9—The collecting party breaking camp on the Tchegan-Burgazi River. 
Photograph by Hollister. 
Plains, in the country of the Kirghiz. All this region is absolutely 
without trees or shrubs and, owing to its great altitude, is cold and 
stormy. A singular meteorological phenomenon in these mountains 
