. Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora, in north-east Russia; with descriptions of the natural history, migration of birds, etc . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER THE FLOODED BANKS OF THK KIVEU. CHAPTER XIII. Trip to Habariki—Forest scenery—Tarns in the woods—Changeable weather—New birds identified in the forests—Golden eagle—Osprey—The hobby—Thecuckoo—Yellow-headed wagtail—Bohemian waxwing — Great snipe — Tereksandpiper—Goosander—Smew—Black-throated diver. We were fast asleep the next evening when we were rousedup by Captain Engels invitation to go down with him bythe steamer to
. Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora, in north-east Russia; with descriptions of the natural history, migration of birds, etc . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER THE FLOODED BANKS OF THK KIVEU. CHAPTER XIII. Trip to Habariki—Forest scenery—Tarns in the woods—Changeable weather—New birds identified in the forests—Golden eagle—Osprey—The hobby—Thecuckoo—Yellow-headed wagtail—Bohemian waxwing — Great snipe — Tereksandpiper—Goosander—Smew—Black-throated diver. We were fast asleep the next evening when we were rousedup by Captain Engels invitation to go down with him bythe steamer to Habariki to stay there three days. We hadbarely time to dress and fill our pockets with current of the river was in our favour; it was running atthe rate of four miles an hour, and we accomplished thetwenty-seven miles in two hours. Arrived at Habariki wescarcely recognised the place again. The snow had dis- XIII. FOREST SCENERY. 137 appeared, all but a patch or two on the Timanski hills, fiftymiles ■ off. The Petchora, freed from ice, bad risen sometwenty feet or more, and had flooded the island in front oftlie vil
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