FETCH OR A 303 



Simultaneously with the rising of the sun a small flock 

 of Kedpolls passed overhead, flying against the wind, 

 uttering their twittering notes, or the single fine-drawn 

 musical ' dzui.' Then another Hooded Crow flew croaking 

 overhead, and four or five duck (sp. ?) flew hurriedly up 

 the river. Then soon after I heard Seebohm fire a single 

 shot, and again all was silent. Fourteen Gulls with 

 steady flight passed overhead up the river, and many 

 parties of Kedpolls, all flying in the same easterly direc- 

 tion, passed also at a considerable elevation, their various 

 notes sounding, however, distinctly in the clear air. 



The following attempts to write down their (the 

 Eedpolls') notes w r ere made on the spot after repeated 

 opportunities were given me : 



Dzii-dzii: dzii: dzii-dzii, or a single dzii-ii long drawn 

 out. 



Or sometimes simply dzii : dzii : dzii : repeated at 

 regular intervals. 



Also a harsher note, dzuz-z-z-z. 



The clearest, most musical note dzui, and a trill 1-r-r-rui, 

 Irui, dzii. 



Clouds overhead light and fleecy carded wool against 

 pale blue drifting slowly to the west. Two Geese flew 

 down the river from the east, ' gugh-gugh : gugh : gugh- 



Seebohm paid me a visit about 5.30 a.m., and returned 

 again to his ' cache,' arranging to come back at eight or 

 nine to camp for breakfast. 



I was engaged in drawing a portrait of a friend M. 

 Znaminsky in ' luije ' and ' savik,' when ' gugh-gugh, 

 gugh ' sounded nearly overhead, and I had just time to 

 seize my gun and fire, managing to pull down one out 

 of seven Bean Geese. 



M. Znaminsky came to see what I had got, and politely 

 removing his cap, said something complimentary which 

 I did not understand at the time, 



