CONTENTS ix 



CHAPTER X. 



THE BREAK-UP OF THE ICE. 



Gulls Species new to Europe Fresh Arrivals Duck-shooting Bird-life in the 

 Forest Gulls perching on Trees Break-up of the Ice on the Zylma On the 

 wrong Bank of the River Dragging the Boats across the Ice Final break-up 

 of the Ice on the Petchora Pp- 82-89 



CHAPTER XI. 



PEASANT LIFE IN UST-ZYLMA. 



Religious Processions Costumes of the Peasants A Russian Holiday Drunken- 

 nessPrejudices of the Old Believers Field Work House-building New 

 Birds The Siberian Chi if chaff Prices of Provisions Arrival of Waders 



Pp. 90-96 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE PETCHORA IN FLOOD. 



Samoyede Names The Blue-throated Warbler Toads Birds Resting on 

 Migration Sparrow-hawk The Petchora Free from Ice A New Song 

 Ceremony of Blessing the Steamer Rambles in the Woods Appearance of 

 the Mosquitoes Pp. 97-106 



CHAPTER XIII. 



A TRIP TO HABARIKI. 



Trip to Habariki Forest Scenery Tarns in the Woods Changeable Weather 

 New Birds identified in the Forests Golden Eagle Osprey Hobby- 

 Cuckoo Yellow-headed Wagtail Bohemian Waxwing Great Snipe Terek 

 Sandpiper Goosander Smew Black-throated Diver . . Pp. 107-116 



CHAPTER XIV- 



OUR VOYAGE TO THE DELTA. 



Return to Ust-Zylma Wedding of the Engineer's Son Scarlet Bullfinch Last 

 Days at Ust-Zylma Our Boat We Sail to Habariki Birds' Eggs Smew's 

 Eggs Snipes in Trees Down the Petchora Sedge-warbler Blackcock 

 Arctic Tern Willow Swamps We Cross the Arctic Circle A New Bird 

 Arrival at Viski The Delta Double Snipe Pustozersk The Tundra- 

 Arrival at Alexievka Pp. 117-132 



CHAPTER XV. 



ALEXIEVKA. 



Alexievka The Timber Rafts The Island Nests and Eggs Buffon's Skua 

 Sailing for the Tundra Description of the Tundra Its Vegetation Nests of 

 Lapland Bunting and Red-throated Pipit First Sight of the Grey Plover Its 

 Nest Omelette of Grey Plover's Eggs Birds seen on the Tundra Eggs 

 collected during the Day Nest of Anthus gustavi . . . Pp. 133-142 



