20 BIRDS OF RUSSIAN LAPLAND 



outside the enclosure. Only two were seen at this time, but early in 

 July a pair had young under the eaves. The eggs in the ovary of the 

 female Wagtail had commenced to enlarge. We afterwards walked 

 up to the monastery to take some photographs ; and saw several 

 Fieldfares about, but could find no nests. A Cuckoo flew close 

 to us. 



Plate 7 represents part of a village on the bank of the Pechenga, 

 through which we passed. All the inhabitants we saw looked as well- 

 fed and comfortable as those of our English villages. 



As it was obvious that the state of the country and woods would 

 not allow of our penetrating into the interior for nearly a fortnight, we 

 decided to occupy the time in exploring the coast to the south-east ; 

 and steamed down to Devkin bay in the afternoon. Soon after our 

 arrival the Russian came on board and presented us with a fine salmon 

 of about 3 5 lbs. ; of course we gave him presents in return, still it was 

 clear the salmon was the result of a " kind thought " far more than 

 from any expectation of what he was to receive. We got to like that 

 man very much — a pleasant genial soul. 



The Bufifon's Skuas had now all left this part, probably for the 

 interior ; and a pair of Richardson's Skua had two eggs slightly in- 

 cubated close to the spot where I had shot the former on the 8th. 

 The nest was merely a saucer-shaped depression made by the birds, 

 without any lining beyond the lichen &c., originally growing on the 

 spot. The Dotterels, like the Buffons, had moved on ; and in their 

 place were some Blue- throated Warblers, not seen here before. 



June lyth. — We crossed to Great Heno in the morning, and spent 

 eight hours on the island, with results scarcely as good as we hoped for. 

 We found four nests with eggs of Richardson's Skua ; in two pairs of 

 birds both parents had white breasts, one pair were dark coloured, and 

 of the last pair one of the birds was light, while the other was dark. 

 Other eggs found were those of Meadow Pipit (six), Common Gull (the 

 first. this year). Great Black-backed Gull, Eider, Arctic Tern, and Black 

 Guillemot. We saw a Blue-throated Warbler here for the first time 



