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islands, and also on one in the river, about three miles from 

 the sea. 



—39. Larus marinus. Greater Black-backed Gull. 



Three or four pairs were observed on one island in the bay, 

 and young in down were found there. 



A 40. Stercorarius crepidatus. Richardson's Skua. 



Common on the islands and near the coast. Several nests 

 were obtained, and one pair of birds shot. The dark form 

 of the latter was the male, and the white-breasted one the 

 female. 



j41. Stercorarius parasiticus (L.). Long-tailed Skua. 



About eight of these birds were observed and two shot 

 ( c? c? )• ^6 found one nest (two eggs) placed near the centre 

 of a large isolated mass of peat standing about three feet above 

 the level of the surrounding bog, and therefore dry. The 

 nest itself was a very slight depression, lined with a few bits 

 of lichen. 



42. Fulmarus glacialis. Fulmar. 



Several were seen in Sviatonoskaia Bay on our arrival. 



43. CoLYMBUs ARCTicus. Black-tht'oatcd Diver. 

 A pair were seen and their eggs taken. 



44. CoLYMBUs SEPTENTRioNALis. Rcd-throatcd Diver. 

 Common. We took eggs on the edges of some of the 



tarns. 



45. LoMViA BRUENNiCHi. Briinnieli's Guillemot. 



A dead bird was picked up on an island, but it was im- 

 possible to say how long it had lain there, as part of the 

 body had been eaten by beetles &c. 



46. Uria grylle. Black Guillemot. 



We named Medveji Island after this species, for there 

 were quite 2000 birds on the sea round it, besides those 

 on the eggs. A number of the eggs were obtained : one 

 specially handsome, with light buff ground-colour. 



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