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little, if at all, from that of Western Norway. Why, 

 then, may they not rest at last and sing with the 

 Lotos-eaters — ■ 



" our home 

 Is far beyond the wave : we will no longer roam " ? 



Whatever reply may be eventually made, it can 

 hardly be said in relation to the Fieldfare that 

 its movements are controlled either by climatic 

 conditions or by a decreasing food supply. 



