observed on the Yenisei River. 103 



90. Phalaropus hyperboreus. Red-necked Phalarope. 

 Very numerous, especially at Golchika, where eggs and 



young in down were taken. 



91. Phalaropus fulicarius. Grey Phalarope. 



We had not expected to find these birds, as they were 

 not observed by Seebohm, and still less to discover a nest 

 with four eggs at Golchika. These are somewhat larger than 

 those of P. hyperboreus, measuring 1*26 in. by '89 in. The 

 male was shot from the nest. 



92. Gallinago major. Double Snipe. 



Certain swampy places in the forest seemed full of these 

 Snipes, but only two clutches of their handsome eggs were 

 found, both in dry places among the trees. 



93. Gallinago c^lestis. Common Snipe. 

 Not so common as the preceding. 



94. Gallinago stenura. Pin-tailed Snipe. 



I shot a bird (female), apparently from her nest, as she 

 fluttered over the ground before me, but I failed to find the 

 nest after a careful search. 



f 95. Tringa alpina. Dunlin. 



Not seen south of lat. 71^ N., where young in down just 

 hatched were found. Numerous, and breeding at Golchika, 

 but we were too late for eggs. 



96. Tringa minuta. Little Stint. 



Passes through Yeniseisk on the spring migration ; did 

 not occur again till lat. 71° N. was reached; here young in 

 down were captured. Eggs and more downy young were 

 afterwards found at Golchika, where the birds were fairly 

 numerous and extremely tame. The eggs we obtained 

 differed a good deal from those of the following species, being 

 of a much darker buff ground-colour and slightly smaller 

 (1'21 in. by "81 in.). Two females were shot from their nests. 



97. Tringa temmincki. Temminck's Stint. 



Breeds further south than T. minuta, and is more nu- 

 merous. It did not appear to pass Yeniseisk in the spring. 



