24 BIKDS OF RUSSIAN LAPLAND 



nests into which we could see contained three eggs, although several 

 clutches of two were much incubated. 



The first bay and valley after passing this cliff is called Korabel- 

 naya bay (Korabelni on chart) ; as the rivulet appeared on the beach 

 from under an arch of snow, which covered its course as far as we 

 could see up the valley, we went on to Mocha bay. Here were two 

 rough huts on either side of a stream which brought down a con- 

 siderable body of water. Landing on the east side we struck up 

 country, following the edges of the terraces to avoid the snow. Most 

 of the valley was still under deep snow, and the river either rushed 

 down between walls of snow, or widened out into large pools where 

 its course was choked with loose ice ; the whole a most desolate scene 

 for the day before midsummer. In one of the cliffs forming the side 

 of the valley we found a Rough-legged Buzzard's nest containing 

 three fresh eggs only slightly marked. Higher up a Buffon's Skua 

 seemed interested, so we sat down to watch it ; after waiting some 

 time, it flew to a piece of rising ground, clear of but surrounded by 

 snow, and settled on a nest with one egg. Other birds seen here 

 were Redwing, Blue-throat, Meadow-Pipit, Wheatear Saxicola cenanthe, 

 White Wagtail, Lapland Bunting, and Willow- Grouse. 



June 2 1 St. — After landing to take some photographs, we went 

 to Eina bay, the next inlet towards the west ; and walked up the 

 west bank of the rivulet. There was much snow here. A pan- of 

 Buffon's Skua on the upper ground had not nested yet, in fact the 

 only nest found was a Ringed Plover's on the beach, with two eggs. 

 The species noted in addition to those at Mocha were Red-throated 

 Pipit, Shore-Lark, Raven, Falcon (sp. ?), Long-tailed Duck, Oyster- 

 catcher, Dunlin, Temminck's Stint, Golden Plover, and Red-necked 

 Phalarope. 



We next steamed to the head of Motovski gulf, where it becomes 

 an almost land-locked bay, and would be a first-class harbour if there 

 were only water enough. The place was named Novaya Zemlya by 

 Admiral Llitke (in the Russian service), who did so much good work 



