430 Mr. E. Adams on the Birds of Michalaski. 
much more to the sea than the other Geese ; and a large flock 
is seldom seen inland^ except at the hreeding-plaees. They 
keep along the coasts generally out of shot; and their line of 
flight is directly north (in the spring). 
They breed in the southern marshes with the Bernicle. 
The natives eollect the eggs there^, and bring boat-loads of 
them to Miehalaski at the end of June. Although in good 
condition, they were rank and fishy, and by no means good 
eating. The Russians think them the best, as they do the 
fishy Sea-Ducks. 
-A Hutchins’s Bernicle Goose. Anser hutchinsii. 
Muh-ldr-nuky Eski. 
\_Anser hutchinsii, Dali & Bann. p. 295.] 
Arrived on the 8th of May; and a considerable number 
remained to breed in the marshes. They eame in small flocks, 
and by twos and threes. They were in good condition, but 
varied very much in weight. One shot on the 16th weighed 
rather less than three pounds, others nearly six pounds. In 
the immediate vicinity of Michalaski they were by no means 
numerous, the greater number remaining in the marshes 
about thirty miles to the south. 
^ The Trumpeter Swan. Cygnus buccinator. 
Gog-a-zook, Eski. 
\Cygnus buccinator, Dali & Bann. p. 294.] 
This was the only species of Swan I met with at Michalaski. 
The first appeared on the 30th of May; but they were at no 
time numerous, from two to eight or ten keeping together. 
A few of them are said to breed here; but most of them go 
further north. 
* 
-4- Mallard. Anas bqschas. 
Yu-gok-puk, Eski. 
\Anas boschas, Dali & Bann. p. 296.] 
A few straggling pairs made their way here on the 3rd of 
May. A few of them breed here. They frequented the 
marshes on the river-banks and the lakes. They are said 
not to come every year, but that generally a few are met 
with. 
