308 Mr. G. Gillett on the Birds of Novaya Zemlya. 



^18. Uria bruennichIj Sabine. Briinnich^s Guillemot. 

 Common along- the coast, breeding in all the cliffs. 



-+-19. Mergulus alle (Linn.). Little Auk. 



Tolerably numerous, chiefly in the north. The peculiar cry 

 of these birds had a very wild effect in the calm light nights, 

 especially when mingled with the hoarse bellowings of the 

 Walruses. 



— 20. Fratercula glacialis (Leach) ? Puffin. 



I regret that I was not previously acquainted with the 

 asserted distinctive characters of the Northern Puffin, I there- 

 fore cannot positively say that that was the species observed by 

 me. It was not very common. 



?21. CoLYMBUs GLACIALIS, Linn. Great Northern Diver. 



-f-22. CoLYMBUS ARCTicus, Linn. Black-throated Diver. 



In the Kara Straits were several Divers; some, from their 

 size, I took to be of the first-mentioned species, and on a small 

 tarn in one of the islands I made out a pair of the second. No 

 doubt C. septentrionalis is also to be found here, as stated by 

 Dr. von Baer ; but I did not see one to identify it. 



-t- 23. Bernicla brenta, Steph. Brent-Goose. 

 Common in Matthew's Straits. 



24. Anser segetum, Gmel. ? Bean-Goose ? 



There were large flocks of grey Geese in Matthew's 

 Straits and other places. One specimen was obtained by a 

 boat's crew who were encamped ; but I did not see it. I can 

 only guess at the species, which may possibly prove to be A. 

 brachijrhjnchus. Dr. von Baer mentions a species of Swan as 

 being found in Novaya Zemlya ; but I did not see any, nor did 

 I hear of them from the Walrus-hunters up there. 



? 25. ffiDEMiA nigra (Linn.). Common Scoter. 



In Schirochika Bay, at the extreme south of the island, I 

 saw several small flocks of what I took for this species ; but none 

 having been obtained, I cannot speak with certainty on the 

 point. 



