SAILING DOWN THE DELTA. 



CHAPTER XIY. 



Return to Ust-Zylma Wedding of the engineer's son Scarlet bullfinch Last 

 days at Ust-Zylma Our boat We sail to Habariki Birds' eggs Smew's eggs 

 Snipes in trees Down the Petchora Sedge warbler Black-cock Arctic 

 tern Willow swamps We cross the Arctic Circle A new bird Arrival at 

 Yiski The Delta Double snipe Pustazursk The tundra Arrival at 

 Alexievka. 



WE returned to Ust-Zylma on Sunday, the 6th of June, and 

 attended the wedding of the son of the engineer of Sideroff's 

 steamer. It took place in the church of the Old Believers ; 

 but the ritual did not differ much from that of the orthodox 

 ceremonial. The bridal party afterwards sat in state in the 

 house of Sideroff's manager. CofTee was first served, then 

 sherry, afterwards champagne. All the quality (as an Irish- 



