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Mr. H. F. Witherby on Birds 
from the young, almost exactly after the fashion of a Ringed 
Plover. Unlike Mr. Popham, who met with <f no two pairs 
occupying the same district while nesting ” (Ibis 1897, 
p. 105), we found two pairs on the same marsh within 300 
yards of each other. The nestlings, which were covered 
with down, with the primary-quills just appearing, had the 
following colouring of the soft parts :—Legs and feet light 
slate-blue; bill dark slate-colour; iris hazel. The stomachs 
contained small beetles, flies, and green leaves. 
NuMENIUS PHjEOPUS. 
A pair or two of Whimbrels were to be seen in every suit¬ 
able place from Kandalax to Ekaterina, and on many of the 
marshes they were numerous. 
Sterna macrura. 
The Arctic Tern was present on all the lakes and rivers 
from Kandalax to Ekaterina. A considerable colony was 
evidently breeding on an island in a small lake on a marsh 
near the Imandra. 
Larus canus. 
Common Gulls were fairly numerous in Kandalax Bay, 
and we saw a few pairs on most of the lakes from there to 
Ivitsa. At Kitsa a single bird frequented the river, and 
there were a few r in the Kola Fjord. A small colony on a 
marsh near Ekaterina evidently had young. 
Larus argentatus. 
We observed Herring-Gulls in Kandalax Bay and in the 
Kola Fjord. We also saw a good many on the Imandra, but 
could not discover whether they were breeding or not. A 
small colony seemed to be breeding in company with the 
previous species on a marsh near Ekaterina. 
Larus fuscus. 
A few Lesser Black-backed Gulls were seen on the Imandra 
and the Pulozero, and one at Kitsa, while the bird was not 
uncommon in the Kola Fjord. 
Larus marinus. 
The Great Black-backed Gull was seen in the Kola Fjord. 
