CHAP. xxii. SUMMARY OF TRIP. 293 



I left Hamburg in the Zebra on Wednesday the 8th of 

 September, and after a smooth passage landed in Hull on 

 Saturday the llth instant, having been away from home rather 

 more than twenty-seven weeks. Of this time the journey 

 out occupied about six weeks ; another six weeks was spent 

 in weary waiting for the arrival of spring ; and the journey 

 home took up a third period of six weeks, leaving only nine 

 weeks in which the bulk of our ornithological work was 

 done. Fortunately during this time we had twenty-four 

 hours daylight, of which we frequently availed ourselves. 

 By dint of hard work and long hours we succeeded in doing 

 more in these nine weeks than we could possibly have 

 expected. There can be no doubt that we were exceptionally 

 fortunate in chancing upon the localities frequented by birds 

 which appear to be extremely local during the breeding 

 season. 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS. 



