234 HOMEWARD BOUND 



I left Hamburg in the Zebra on Wednesday the 8th 

 of September, and after a smooth passage landed in 

 Hull on Saturday the iith instant, having been away 

 from home rather more than twenty-seven weeks. Of 

 this time the journey out occupied about six weeks ; 

 another six weeks was spent in weary waiting for the 

 arrival of spring ; and the journey home took up a third 

 period of six weeks, leaving only nine weeks in which 

 the bulk of our ornithological work was done. For- 

 tunately during this time we had twenty-four hours 

 daylight, of which we frequently availed ourselves. By 

 dint of hard work and long hours we succeeded in doing 

 more in those nine weeks than we could possibly have 

 expected. There can be no doubt that we were ex- 

 ceptionally fortunate in chancing upon the localities 

 frequented by birds which appear to be extremely local 

 during the breeding season. 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS 



