BIRDS OF KOLGUEV 437 



STERNID^ 



Sterna macrura naumann. Arctic Tern. 

 Krashka-morskaya. 



While we were lying off the west coast of Kolguev in the beginning 

 of June we saw a few of these birds. But I do not believe it nests on 

 the island. We never saw an example after we landed. 



LARID^ 

 Larus affinis REINHARDT. Siberian Herring Gull 



& 



Tschaika (R.). 



There were always a few of these birds at Scharok. They nest on 

 the low cliff, and in spite of constant robbery by the Samoyeds, manage 

 to get a few young ones off. 



L. glaucus O. FABRICIUS. Glaucous Gull. 

 Morskaia Tschaika (R.). Har-ley-o (S.). 



The nests of the glaucous gulls which we visited were situated on the 

 highest ridge of the outer sand-banks to the south of Scharok harbour. 

 They were visible from a very long distance, and proved to be lumps 

 formed of sand mixed with sea-weeds and great quantities of hydrozoa 

 (sertularia and others), on which flourished arenaria peploides. The 

 sand had in many cases originally collected round drifted timber, and 

 the birds had taken advantage of this to raise upon it a pile some two 

 feet and more in height. As the Samoyeds rob these nests constantly 

 one wonders that any young get off. Hyland was so violently mobbed 

 by these birds, which stooped right down at his head, that he shot 

 two ' in self-defence.' 



Pagophila eburnea (phipps). Ivory Gull. 



The ivory gull is, according to the Samoyed, a winter visitant to 

 Kolguev. I picked up a wing belonging to this species. 



