292 Messrs. H. Seebohm and J. A. Harvie Brown on 
Totanus fuscus (L.). 
The only place where we saw the Dusky Redshank was 
along the sides of the great marsh at Habariki, which was 
doubtless their breeding-ground. Unfortunately we did not 
procure any specimens, although we fired at them several 
times. When we saw them they were still going in small 
flocks. This was in the beginning of June. 
Actitis hypoleuca (L.). 
The Common Sandpiper was far from being an abundant 
species on the Petchora, as far as we had opportunities of 
judging; and it was only upon one stretch of the river that 
we saw or obtained specimens, viz. between Habariki and the 
Yorsa river. It is worthy of note that, though more abun¬ 
dant in the neighbourhood of Archangel, they were also very 
locally distributed in that locality (Ibis, 1873, p. 68). 
Terekia cinerea (Giild.). 
We first noticed this species at Habariki on the 3rd June, 
and afterwards procured it at Ust Zylma, and traced it all 
the way down the river, but did not find it quite so plentiful 
as Alston and Harvie Brown did on the Dvina in 1872 (Ibis, 
1873, p. 68). We did not see it upon the tundra. The 
Terek Sandpiper is extremely fond of running over the bits 
of floating driftwood on the submerged outskirts of the forest, 
uttering its musical “ tir-r-r-whui.” 
LlMOSA jEGOCEPHALA (L.). 
Only one specimen of the Bar-tailed Godwit was seen, 
upon the tundra, near the sea-shore, at Dvoinik. It was 
extremely shy, and evaded several attempts to get within 
range, always rising out of gun-shot, and settling again some 
distance off upon the hummocks. When resting it drew in 
the neck, the bill pointing in an almost horizontal position. 
„j_ Machetes pugnax (L.). 
A Ruff was brought to us for sale at Ust Zylma on the 
30fh May; and when we visited the marsh behind Habariki, 
on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th June, Ruffs were going in small 
flocks. At the latter locality we procured the first eggs, on 
