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ALEXIEVKA FROM THE TUNDRA .. .. .. .. 174 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. 135 



STANAVIALACHTA .. .. .. .. .. .. .. igg 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. .. 193 



GREY PLOVER'S NEST AND YOUNG .. .. .. .. 194 



A SWAN'S NEST .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. .. 207 



KUYA 208 



WATCHING GREY PLOVERS THROUGH A CLOUD OP MOSQUITOES 211 



MOSQUITO VEIL .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 



LITTLE STINT'S NEST, EGGS AND YOUNG.. .. .. .. 226 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. .. 241 



THE LIGHTHOUSE AT HELIGOLAND ON A MIGRATION NIGBT .. 242 



VIEW OF HELIGOLAND .. .. ., .. .. .. 259 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. ., .. 261 



DOING ROBINSON CRUSOE AT DVOINIK 262 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. .. 283 



MIGRATION OF GEESE .. .. .. .. .. .. 284 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS .. .. .. .. .. 293 



FROM MEKITZA TO KUYA ON A ROSPOSKI .. .. .. 294 



OUR HEADQUARTERS AT UST-ZYLMA .. .. .. 303 



MAP . at the end. 



