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the flesh, which were brought in by a peasant, but which were 

 too far gone for preservation. 



61. Ortygometra porzana. ' The peculiar " whuit, whuit " 

 of the Spotted Crake first attracted our attention as our canal- 

 boat crept slowly through the great marshes between Wos- 

 nesenskoi and Wuitegra. We afterwards procured both old 

 and young in down at Waldushki ; and at many other loca- 

 lities this curious cry sounded in the still nights, and was taken 

 up and replied to on every side. This must be a very abun- 

 dant species, especially in the great marshes above mentioned. 



Obs. — Crew pratensis was heard at Wuitegra and at Wos- 

 nesenskoi. Though we did not meet with it at Archangel, 

 an imitation of its cry was readily recognized by our boatmen. 



62. Squatarola helvetica. Grey Plovers in full breeding- 

 plumage were procured out of a flock of five on one of the 

 outer islands, on the 22nd of June. Our boatmen said they 

 were very rare there and do not breed. 



63. Charadrius pluvialis. Golden Plovers were common 

 in some localities, especially on some large moors in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Sujma. 



64. .ZEgialitis hiaticula. Not an abundant species. We 

 found it breeding on the sandy outer islands. 



Obs. — Strepsilas interpres is represented in the museum. 



65. H^ematopus ostralegus. Oystercatchers were very 

 abundant on the outer islands, and also at Cholmogory. 



66. Totanus glottis. The Greenshank is not common, 

 and we only observed it at two different localities. 



67. Totanus glareola. The Wood- Sandpiper was very 

 common in the same kind of ground as that frequented by 

 the Willow-Grouse, viz. marshy ground in the pine-woods. 

 We did not succeed in finding the nest, but obtained the young 

 in down. 



Obs. — In the museum are specimens of Totanus fuscus and 

 T. ochropus. 



68. Actitis hvpoleuca. We met with the common Sand-* 



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