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" The Little Stint {Tr'wga minuta) was fairly common, and 

 photographs of the nest and a fair series of the old bird at 

 and on the nest were taken, and in addition one showing the 

 female in a characteristic attitude shamming injar3^ 



"The Temminck's Stint {Tringa temmincki) was also 

 photographed at tl)e nest^ although not so easily as Tringa 

 minuta, owing to its greater wariness. 



'•'The Grey Phalarope {Phalarojncs fulicarivs) was also 

 frequent at Golchika, and five nests were found^ the only 

 previous record for the place being in 1895, when Mr. H.Ii. 

 Popham took a nest. The female was photographed in the 

 marshes and the male was taken in different attitudes at 

 the nest, attention being drawn to the harmonization of the 

 colour of the mantle and form of the feathers with the 

 surrounding grass. 



" One nest of the Grey Plover (Squafarola squatarola) was 

 found, the species being scarce at Golchika. 



" The only Gull met with was the Siberian Gull (Larus 

 fuscus antelius), of which two slides are shown. The Lapland 

 Bunting {Calcarius lapponicus) was the commonest of the 

 small birds, and the series include two studies of this bird 

 in juvenile plumage. 



''The Dotterel {Eudromias morineUus) was common, and 

 bred not only in the dry hilly sites it affects in this country, 

 but also on marshy ground. Photographs of the bird 

 nesting in both spots are sliowu. 



" The Willow-Grouse {Lagopus lagopus) was frequent, and 

 nest, young, and the adult hen bird were photographed. 



''Six slides showing the adult Asiatic Golden Plover 

 {Chara drills dominicus fulvus) at and near the nest are shown, 

 also two of the eggs and downy young, which differ slightly 

 from those of Choradrius apricarius. 



" 1 left the Yenesei on the 19th of September with one of 

 my companions and travelled home via the Kara Sea in one 

 of the steamers belonging to the Siberian Steamship Co. 

 After being delayed three days in the ice, we reached 

 llammerfest on October 1st, and thence crossed to New- 

 castle^ arriving in England on the 10th oE October." 



