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on the 27th of July, and in the valley of the Yen-e-say' on the 

 25th of that month. 



ANSER ERYTHROPUS, Linn. 



On the 1st of June a small flock of Geese passed close over 

 my head as I was lying hors de combat in a snow bank, the 

 treacherous crust of which had given way and left me strug- 

 gling up to my breast endeavouring to extricate myself with- 

 out wetting my gun. These Geese were smaller than the 

 Bean-Goose, and showed some black on the belly. I after- 

 wards shot some of the same species and brought two skins 

 home, which proved to be the Little White-fronted Goose. 



BERNICLA RUFICOLLIS (Pall.). 



On the 1st of July the two mates belonging to Capt. 

 Schwanenberg's schooner were out on the next island to that 

 where their unfortunate vessel was lying wrecked. I had 

 chartered them to collect eggs for me on the Brek'-off-sky 

 islands in the Yen-e-say', in lat. 70i. They were fortunate 

 enough on that day to come suddenly upon a Red-necked 

 Goose upon her nest. They shot her before she flew off, and, 

 unfortunately, broke one of the two eggs upon which she was 

 sitting. The other egg is now in my collection. It measures 

 2f - by If $, and is of a dirty-white colour, more or less in- 

 clining to cream-colour. 



On the 28th of July, as we were slowly steaming up the 

 river, against stream and close inshore, I saw several of these 

 very handsome birds with their young broods on the banks 

 of the river. The captain was very anxious to get to Du- 

 dinka before Sot-ni-kofFs steamer arrived there ; so there was 

 no possibility of going on shore. This was a few miles south 

 of the island where my egg was taken. 



ANAS CLYPEATA, Linn. 



I shot a fine male Shoveller on the tundra near the village 

 of Koo-ray'-i-ka on the 18th of June. This was a piece of 

 moorland surrounded with forest, where many species of Duck 

 were breeding. I very seldom saw this species in the valley 

 of the Yen-e-say'. 



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