observed on Novaya Zemhjn. 221 



-j_7. Anser segetum. Bean-Goose. 



On July 19th we shot one ou an island in Kostin Schar 

 and captured two of its goslings. On the 20th three more 

 were shot at Wilczek Lake, which were moulting their quill- 

 feathers ; as we were going some distance up Nechwatowa 

 Lake, and the boat was already well laden with nine persons 

 and gear, the birds were left on a rock — a mistake, for 

 we found on our return the Glaucous Gulls had spoilt two 

 for either skinning or cooking. Several Bean-Geese were also 

 seen among the hills with their goslings ; the latter appeared 

 to be seven to ten days old. We were too late for eggs. 



a-8. Anser albifrons. White-fronted Goose. 



One of this species was shot out of a party of five Geese 

 on Saxon River on the 24th. They were all moulting. 



9. Cygnus bewicki. BewicVs Swan. 



Four Swans were seen feeding together on the 26th near 

 Saxon River by Feilden and H. Pearson, and thought to be 

 Bewick's. The birds rose when the former was 100 yards off, 

 so he could not get a shot. Four more Swans were seen the 

 same day by Slater and C. Pearson in another part of the 

 country, and pronounced by them to be Whoopers. 



10. Harelda GLAciALis. Loug-tailcd Duck. 



This was far the commonest Duck in the country, and we 

 frequently saw flocks of 50 to 70, but we found no nests. 

 The species was especially plentiful on Nechwatowa Lake. 

 This lake is a fine sheet of Avater, about ten miles long and 

 two to three wide, and is surrounded by an undulating 

 country partly covered with coarse grass and moss. None 

 of the hills near it are more than about 200 feet high, but 

 some miles to the north there is a range over 1000 feet in 

 height. In this lake are three islands — Maltzan, Klein, and 

 Schmidt — and as H. and C. P. had visited a similar group 

 in one of the Icelandic lakes last year with very good results. 

 Me felt confident, before leaving England, we should find 

 these islands a perfect little Eldorado for eggs, if we could 

 only land on them. We carefully searched all three, and 

 the results were, alas, only three nests of Common Eider ! 



