94 TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST 



which is not dear. A very different price from the six 

 dollars we were asked at Nystuen. 



After a wet walk of between fourteen and fifteen 

 miles, fording two burns, one of them twice, and with 

 only one rest by the way of two or three minutes, we 

 arrived at Thune at half-past seven, thus doing the 

 whole distance in five hours, which we flattered ourselves 

 was pretty fair going. 



On the hill, coming over, we heard a peculiar plaintive 

 note from some bird. It may only have been a Golden 

 Plover, but the note was of three syllables ' tu-whi-ew.'* 

 The nature of the ground was suggestive to me of 

 Dotterel. 



Ole has agreed to go with us as far as Reien, and will 

 there see Dr. Printz with us. We shall try and get some 

 particulars and information from him about Broadbilled 

 Sandpipers, etc. , in the hope that next year we may perhaps 

 get a good haul — a hope which was never accomplished. 



We were not very tired when we arrived in the evening, 

 but we were quite ready for bed and the unwonted 

 luxuries of night-shirts and sheets, and I rather ' reckon ' 

 we slept well this night. 



July 13. 



Thursday, the 13th of July, was a day of showers. We 

 slept till near 9 a.m., and then did a tolerable break- 

 fast, Alston managing four eggs, besides, ham, cheese, 

 beer, etc. ! He skinned the remaining Bluethroat and 

 the young Duck, worked on his sketches, etc. 



After dinner, about half-past three, Ole and I went 

 fishing. We tried only the two pools below the 

 bridge and the mouth of the river. I killed four 



* Accent on the ' i ' in whi-ew = whi-ew. See remarks on the 

 notes of Golden and Grey Plover, under Part III. of Vol. II. There 

 is little doubt the above ions just a Golden Plover's note. 



