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both were situated above the tidal portion o£ the river. This 

 species was not so common as the Little Stint. 



-21. Sterna macrura. Arctic Tern. 



Several of these were observed near the shore, but we did 

 not find any breeding-place. 



22. Larus glaucus. Glaucous Gull. 



Two or three pairs were usually about the mouth of the 

 Gobista. We shot one male and took a nest with two eggs 

 on July 6th. 



J 23. Larus AFFiNis. Siberian Herring-Gull. 



We often saw two or three of this species with the 

 Glaucous Gulls and shot a fine female ; but no eggs were 

 found. 



^24. Stercorarius pomatorhinus. Pomatorhine Skua. 



A few were seen — Slater once saw 14 together — but they 

 did not appear to be breeding. 



25. Stercorarius crepidatus. Richardson's Skua. 

 This bird was common on the tundra, and was constantly 



to be seen in parties — from two to seven or eight — hunting 

 the ground over for food ; but we found no eggs or young. 



26. CoLYMBUS ARCTicus. Black-throatcd Diver. 



We saw several pairs of these birds and shot two. We 

 also found one or two new nests, but no eggs had been laid 

 in them when we left the island on July 16th. 



27. CoLYMBUs septentrionalis. Red-throated Diver. 

 This bird was fairly numerous ; we shot tw^o and obtained 



several eggs. 



List of Birds observed on Novaya Zemlya 

 [July 17 th to 26th). 



1. Anthus cervinus. Red-throated Pipit. 

 Several observed. 



2. CA.LOARIUS lapponicus. Lapland Bunting. 



We saw a few of these birds, but evidently not common. 



