OSTIAK CHOO.M 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE CHANGING SEASONS. 



Erection of an Ostiak Choom Ornithological Results of the Week An 

 Ostiak Feast Comparisons of Ostiaks and Tungusks Snowy Owl Our 

 First Rain in the Arctic Circle Further Signs of approaching Summer 

 Northern Marsh-tit Ornithological Results of the Third Week White- 

 tailed Eagle Snowstorm A solitary Barn Swallow A Wintry Day 

 A Fox The River rises Five Roubles for an Eagle What became of 

 the Roubles Visit from our Ostiak Neighbour A Baby Fox Our Two 

 Babies A Crow's Nest The Blue-rumped Warbler. 



ON the 7th of May I recorded in my journal another sign 

 of approaching summer, namely, the arrival of art Ostiak 

 family, who in the course of the day erected a tent or 

 choom on the banks of the Kureika close by the ship. 

 The migrations of the natives in these parts are facts 



