4 TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST 



seemed to be common, as we saw several afterwards 

 during a drive we took to Frognor Soeter. This drive 

 was up a high wooded hill overlooking Christiania, wind- 

 ing all the distance amid pine forest, from the trees in 

 which hung long bearded lichens, streaming from the 

 direction of the last prevailing winds. There was deep 

 snow all through the forest, and it was with great diffi- 

 culty in one or two places that we could get the wheels of 

 our little spring-oart through. Near the outskirts of the 

 town we saw for the first time a pair, 3 and $ , of the 

 Pied Flycatcher. They were very tame, sitting close to 

 us on the railings of a private garden. In the forest we 

 saw one pair of Hazel Grouse, which flew up close to the 

 road as we were ascending ; also Mavises, Chaffinches, a 

 female Wheatear, and we heard a species of Tit, not, I 

 think, the Marsh and Hooded Crows, in which I thought I 

 noticed a faint rosy flush of colour, as remarked by Smith 

 in the Zoologist. From the Soeter we had a magnificent 

 view (udsigt) of the Christiania Fjord and town. We saw 

 several Thrushes close to the Soeter. 



May 9. 



We spent Tuesday, the 9th of May, in packing our 

 luggage, shopping, and a second visit to the Museum in 

 company with Prof. Collett. 



Mmj 10. 

 On Wednesday, the 10th of May, we left Christiania at 

 eight o'clock by rail for Eidsvold, with through tickets for 

 ourselves and carioles to Gjovik on the Miosen Lake. 

 We passed through an uninteresting clay and sand 

 country, crossing and recrossing a small river full of snow 

 water. At eleven o'clock we got on board the steamer 

 Kong Oskar, and arrived at Gjovik at about four o'clock. 

 On the lake we saw large flocks of Goldeneyes and some 

 Bed-throated Divers, and on the river below it Sand- 



