. The birds of Siberia; a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS. CHAPTER IX. THE ADVENT OF SUMMER. Mild Weather—Bear-tracks—Saddle of Bear—First Rain—Six NewMigratory Birds—Magpies Eggs—Cessation of the Winter Frost—Return of Winter—A Wild-goose Chase—Cachets—Night on the Banksof the Petchora—The Silent Forest. On the loth of May we had for the first time real summerweather, which continued for some days. It thawed inthe shade as well as in the sun ; but, as there was notmuch wind, the snow melted slowly. We drove up theZylma and
. The birds of Siberia; a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS. CHAPTER IX. THE ADVENT OF SUMMER. Mild Weather—Bear-tracks—Saddle of Bear—First Rain—Six NewMigratory Birds—Magpies Eggs—Cessation of the Winter Frost—Return of Winter—A Wild-goose Chase—Cachets—Night on the Banksof the Petchora—The Silent Forest. On the loth of May we had for the first time real summerweather, which continued for some days. It thawed inthe shade as well as in the sun ; but, as there was notmuch wind, the snow melted slowly. We drove up theZylma and took a Jong walk in our snow-shoes, returningacross the island ; but the pine and birch woods werestill almost deserted. We shot a pair of marsh-tits, heardthe cry of a great black woodpecker, and saw four wildgeese flying over our heads. On the island we fell inwith a small flock of shore-larks {Otocorys aipeslris), and 76 THE ADVENT OF SUMMER succeeded in shooting four while feeding upon the bareplaces on the banks of the island. We also started a pairof wild geese and a large owl, probably the snow
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