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June 8. 



On Thursday, the 8th of June — a cold day — we had a 

 day's skinning. Three Ptarmigan, the Tern, and the 

 Kestrel have all turned out good skins. 



Knut Nystuen came up to-day, bringing with him the 

 box we left at Loerdalsoren to be sent to Christiania. By 

 a mistake on the part of Butleson at Loerdalsoren, he 

 sent up this box instead of one we expected from 

 Christig^nia with small shot, etc. 



Knut says that Bluethroats are common here, and are 

 called Fugles-Kong (King of the Birds).* He seems to 

 be aware of its breeding habits, etc. 



He is not sure of the Eagle (which Alston, in his diary, 

 noted as ' evidently A. alhicilla ') breeding this year at 

 Nystuen, but will investigate. He will also ascertain 

 about a large Hawk on Sturganoset above Nystuen. 

 Most ducks are on small lakes near Nystuen ; but Knut 

 does not appear to know much about Snipe, but that was 

 hardly to be expected. 



The Snow Buntings are on Suletinden, not, he thinks, 

 on Sturganoset. 



A pair of tourists ( cT and ? !) arrived from Nystuen 

 to-day, bringing me letters and papers — from which we 

 heard for the first time of the horrors of Paris. 



June 9. 



For Friday, the 9th of June, we planned overnight to 

 try for Skov Eyper (Willow Grouse), and to start early 

 before the snow gets soft. We were sorry to learn that 

 we are not to have the services of Ole Nystuen, as he is 

 working on his farm and cannot get away. 



We were up about 4.30 a.m., and after a cold breakfast 

 went out with Ole (Lysne) after Skov Byper, but were 



'■^ This was a mistake, for the Fugles-Kong is the Wren, a bird 

 which was not found by us on the Fillefjeld. 



