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and found it frequent on the banks of the river wherever I 

 went. 



TEREKIA CINEREA (Giild.). 



The Terek Sandpiper arrived at our quarters on the 8th of 

 June, and was common on the banks of the river and islands 

 as far north as lat. 70. 



LIMOSA LAPPONICA (Linn.) . 



The only trace of the Bar-tailed Godwit which came under 

 my notice was a single bird which Schwanenberg's mate 

 shot for me on the Brek'-koff-sky islands during the spring 

 migration. 



TOTANUS GLAREOLA (Linn.). 



Next to Temminck's Stint the Wood-Sandpiper was by 

 far the commonest Wader in the valley of the Yen-e-say'. I 

 shot the first on the 6th of June at the Koo-ray'-i-ka, but did 

 not meet with it north of lat. 69. 



TOTANUS OCHROPUS (Linn.) . 



I shot my first Green Sandpiper on the 15th of June, on 

 the Arctic circle. It was by no means a common bird. On 

 the 6th of July, at Egarka, in lat. 67, I found a nest of this 

 bird in a willow tree, about six feet from the ground, con- 

 taining one egg. I did not meet with it further north ; but 

 on my return journey, early in August, I found it common 

 on the banks of the river near Yen-e-saisk'. 



VANELLUS VULGARIS, Bechst. 



I did not meet with the Lapwing until we had nearly 

 reached Tyu-mane' on the return journey. 



CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS, Linn. 



I shot the first Golden Plover on the banks of the Koo- 

 ray'-i-ka on the 7th of June, and found it common on the 

 tundra as far north as we went. On the return journey I 

 spent some hours near Vare'-shin-sky, in lat. 69, on the 

 29th of July, and saw several pairs of Golden Plovers. They 

 were very anxious to lead me away from their young. Occa- 

 sionally they uttered their plaintive cry from the ground, but 



