62 Dr. O. Finsclr’s Ornithological Letters. 
Emberiza pusilla, Saxicola cenanthe, Lusciola suecica , Turdus 
pilaris, Fringilla linaria, Anthus cervinus, Cotyle riparia, and, 
nearer to the mouth of the river, Corvus cornix and C. corax; 
the latter we observed also a few times on the tundra. Geese 
and Ducks were in great numbers, but as shy as Swans, of 
which we got only half-fledged young, which were most 
welcome for our cooking-pan. At the place where Count 
Zeil shot Terekia cinerea, I had the pleasure of shooting a 
full-grown young one of this species, being only the second 
specimen seen during our whole voyage. Phalaropus we 
did not observe again; but Larus marinus, with young, now 
able to fly, was the most common Gull, as it is on the whole 
Ob river, where we never saw any Lestris. 
We returned to Obdorsk on the 19th of August, where we 
had to stop till the 3rd of September, being engaged in dry¬ 
ing and packing the collections, and making our reports. 
Near Obdorsk we observed large flocks of Geese ( Anser ci- 
nereus and A. minutus ) which we had already obtained on the 
Schtschutschja, and A. ruficollis, of which we got by chance 
only one specimen, although the species is by no means rare. 
The Polui river swarmed with Ducks; amongst them we got 
our first young in down of Fuligula marila and F. nyroca. 
Larus marinus was common, as well as L. ridibundus, ac¬ 
companied by young nearly able to fly. On the flooded 
waters near the village Tot anus fuscus was not rare in small 
companies, being very tame. Tringa temminckii appeared in 
small flocks, bearing still the full summer plumage, whereas 
Charadrius hiaticula, which went also in large flocks, had 
already the winter garb. Of small birds Motacilla alba and 
Anthus pratensis were the most common in the village ; M. 
citreola we got about 109 versts above Obdorsk, just moult¬ 
ing, as well as M. flava (borealis ). Count Zeil got a single 
specimen of Turdus atrogularis (young bird moulting) and 
Numenius arquata, which feeds at this time chiefly on berries. 
Nisus fringillarius, so rare in this region, I observed several 
times near the village. 
Our way up the river was very tedious, as we had to strug¬ 
gle continually against contrary winds and the current. 
