27 DAN MEINERTZHAGEN'S DIARY. 



between here and Muonionalusta, and in the 

 small stream running into the big river on this 

 side. Bob threw some flies, but caught nothing. 



We saw some Grey Crows here, but could 

 not get a shot at them. We unpacked in the 

 evening. We had brought two boxes dried figs, 

 two jars dried plums, two pots of Liebig, two 

 tins Brands' essence, four boxes of golf biscuits, 

 six pots of jam, marmalade and chocolate. We 

 can always get fresh milk, coffee, butter, black 

 rye bread, and a sort of biscuit in the town here. 



April 2 1 st. I shot three Siberian Tits to- 

 day. I saw no other sort of bird the whole day. 

 It was freezing in the shade the whole day, and 

 last night we had a very sharp frost. 



April 22nd. There was a very sharp frost 

 last night, and we were able to walk about on 

 the snow during the whole day. Bob was on 

 skaes. I got some letters from home to day, 

 and also the Weekly Times ; so we heard that 

 Oxford had won the sports and the boat race. 



Nilas brought in a nest of Siberian Jays 

 (three eggs) almost fresh, which he had taken at 

 Muoniosara. I gave him a kr. for them, and he 

 rushed out of the room apparently to get a 

 drink. I skinned a Siberian Tit in the morning, 

 and blew the eggs, and started out for a long 

 stroll, but never a bird did I see or hear, It 



