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also, I found the dunlin breeding there ; though that is 

 exceptional. On the other hand, in Northern Europe, 

 the redshank nests right up to Finmark (my brother 

 found its eggs in 70° N. lat.), and both these species 

 are included by Wheelwright {Ornithology of Lapland, 



Anglers' Companions— Sandpipers. 



p. 5) among the birds which breed within the "region 

 of perpetual snow." Creatures of such diversified tastes 

 are, clearly, at home anywhere. 



May 1 5.' — Grouse are now hatching-out in all directions ; 

 this is their regular average date, and greyhens are now 



