i;o ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV 



At last, when things seemed at the worst, he suddenly 

 rolled over on his back, smit by a sense of his own im- 

 possibility, in the ridiculous way that puppies have, and 

 was carried off in triumph. I timed this sleigh recrossing ; 

 it took twelve minutes. Soon after we rose a little hill, and 

 pitched. Then I went out with Hyland for a stroll. 



We were walking about thirty yards apart, along a 

 high peaty ridge, when Hyland called out, 'What's 

 this bird, sir? ' It was a dotterel, and was sitting quietly 

 close in front of him. Whether it had a nest or no we 

 could not determine. It flew off with no deceptions. 



Then we circled round, and presently a second dotterel 

 ran away, evidently off her nest, for she was shamming 

 lame. We had no difficulty whatever in finding the nest. 

 It contained four eo-QS. The dotterel which nests with 

 us, though now few and locally, is a bird of very beautiful 

 plumage, and the female is more strongly coloured than 

 the male. It has for trivial name the 'foolish' dotterel, 

 because once it was so easily taken in the nets. 



We did not touch the nest, as I wanted to see some- 

 thing more of the birds, but came in and had a capital 

 meal of goose soup, black bread or ' rieska,' and Samoyed 

 'tea.' This is easily made by mixing up raw eggs with 

 hot water. I cannot recommend it on other grounds. 

 It is not equal to the best China tea. 



By the Pesanka to-day I found a charming little pink 

 primula, and several other plants which will be found at 

 the end. 



