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Thence to Osevand; Ole Lysne found on a promontory 

 (at present an island) two Scoter's eggs, cold and rather 

 dirty, probably belonging to the 2 which I shot and lost 

 on Friday. These eggs were among dwarf birch, but 

 there was no nest, only a small particle of down. On the 

 same peninsula Alston found an old nest of the same 

 species, and a Redshank's with four eggs. 



Alston also found a Eeed Bunting's nest with five eggs, 

 from which the 7?iale bird was flushed. 



This day we saw two pairs of Bluethroated Warblers, 

 but could not find the nests. They were frequenting low 

 scrub, a mixture of dw^arf birch and juniper, which fringes 

 the shores of the Osevand. 



Near Nystuen we took a nest of Fieldfare with five eggs. 



Coming home, Ole spoke to a little lad at Kirkesoeterne 

 to look for eggs, and in the evening he brought to us at 

 Nystuen four nests of Wheatears, containing 7, 5, 4 and 3 

 eggs, and one nest of six White Wagtails, for which he 

 received skillings, and is to look for more. 



Alston re-inspected this evening the foxes' skins — they 

 were all Viilpes lagopus — but he could not understand 

 why the two should still be in grey lo inter coat. 



June 20. 

 On Tuesday, the 20th of June — a fine, cloudy day — Ole 

 came in about 6 a.m. with news of another pair of Fjeld 

 Orn which a man from Aardal had seen on Saturday when 

 crossing over the Fjeld. We were soon up, dressed, and 

 ready — and after a hurried breakfast we started in two 

 carts for the bridge at Smedalsvand, the Aardal man 

 going with us on his return home. But at the Soeter, 

 below Store Frostdal, he went to pick up his rifle which 

 he had left there on Saturday, and found he could not 

 cross the river. So we had to leave him. Ole got 

 instructions as to the locality. 



