36 DAN MEINERTZHAGEN'S DIARY. 



tremendous boom came from the open water, 

 by which I saw a real live Crane standing, and 

 throwing back his head and screaming as hard 

 as he could. Often have I heard these birds at 

 the Zoo, but never during that hour had it 

 occurred to me it might be a Crane. If any- 

 one has seen the sternum of a Crane, he might 

 well expect the owner to make such a noise. 

 Of course it was impossible to get within shot, 

 so I in turn gave a tremendous scream, which 

 sent the huge bird soaring over the opposite fell. 



Coming back I obtained a hen Cross Bill. 

 I got home about eleven, and Bob returned 

 about 12.30 having got a Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker, a pair of Grosbeaks, and a Siberian 

 Jay. He had seen a Goshawk, and a Hawk 

 Owl, also a pair of Willow Grouse. 



The name of the owner of this house is Karl 

 Latti (Latti is the name of the house). The 

 people here are known by the names of either 

 their houses or villages. 



April 2jth. A boy brought us to-day two 

 Eagle Owl's eggs taken about twelve miles 

 off, and three Siberian Jay's eggs, for which I 

 gave him 5 kr. 



We skinned the birds this morning. To-day 

 came the bills for the week, apart from the 

 rent of the two rooms (50 ore a day each), the 



