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branchless. It was quite silent while so perched. It 

 flew down and alighted in the marsh exactly as I have 

 described the Snipe doing. 



Terek Sandpiper. Frequented the hollows and pools 

 in the forest, and was especially fond of running over the 

 driftwood on the submerged skirts of the forest. 



Ruff. A few of these birds were seen in the large 

 swamp, a party of six and two males black and white. 



Bean Goose. A skin was shown to us by Captain 

 Engel which was shot at Habarika. 



Bewick's Sivan. Saw skin of one shot at Habarika and 

 got the bill. 



Wigeon. Took two nests of eggs, five and five, shoot- 

 ing the female off one and getting a little down in the 

 other. Not many were seen on the marshes or pools. 



Pintail. The commonest Duck. We got one nest of 

 nine eggs and down, shooting the $ off the nest. This 

 and one of the Wigeon's nests were under the fallen 

 bleached pines in the pine tract, which would appear to 

 be a favourite locality. 



Teal. Seen, and nest and eight eggs brought in, and 

 a $ bird. 



Goldeneije. Common. Down and fourteen eggs brought 

 by peasant, who showed us the nest-hole, at least 25 feet 

 from the ground. 



A large flock of large dark Ducks, with others amongst 

 them with light-coloured heads, was seen passing north, 

 after circling round over the river at a great height. 

 These looked like Eiders. 



We received the head and bill of a Velvet Scoter, but 

 cannot say where it was killed. 



Goosander. A pair were distinctly identified. 



Smew. Very common. A $ was sold to us ; and the 

 three feet high- stumps of the cut larches round the large 

 swamp and elsewhere, often hollow to the bottom, are 

 admirably suited to their nesting habits. 



