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river The Pizhma The roads Piottuch's accident The Via 

 diabolica Bolshanivagorskia Break-up of the road Polish prejudices 

 The villages Curiosity of the peasants Greek crosses Love of 

 ornament Employment and amusements Samoyedes Birds 

 Umskia First view of the Petchora Arrival at Ust-Zylma. Page 23 



CHAPTER V. 



Ust-Zylma Its streets Its houses Its manure Its population Its 

 farms Its churches Our quarters The banks of the river The Old 

 Believers Their superstitions Their crosses Hospitality of the 

 officials Shooting-parties Captain Arendt and Captain Engel Snow 

 shoes Scarcity of birds The snow-bunting Mealy redpole Winter 



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CHAPTER VI. 



The Samoyedes Keindeer The tundra Nomad life Diseases of rein- 

 deer Samoyede national character Trip to Umskia Bad roads 

 Birds Easter Eve Drunkenness Snow Our first bird's-nest 

 Uautre cote Birds 54 



CHAPTER VII. 



Trip to Habariki Samoyedes Lassoing reindeer Dogs Birds Samoy- 

 ede sledges Reindeer harness The chooms Samoyede hospitality 

 Marriage ceremonies Funeral rites Religion .. .. 63 



CHAPTER VIII. 



May-day Soow-buntings Jackdaws Game Birds of prey Sunday at 

 Ust-Zylma A fire Marriage ceremony Tenure of land The com- 

 mune Preparations for summer .. ... .. .. 78 



CHAPTER IX. 



Mild weather Bear tracks Saddle of bear First rain Six new migra- 

 tory birds Magpie's eggs Cessation of the winter frost Return of 

 winter A wild goose chase Cachets Night on the banks of the 

 Petchora The silent forest A new bird 88 



