80 Messrs. F. and P. Godman on the Birds observed at Bodo 



7. The Short-eared Owl. Striw brachyotus. 



On May 13th, some distance up the Salten Fjord, I first saw 

 one of these Owls, as it flew up from amongst some stunted 

 birch-shrubs. There was a great deal of snow on the ground at 

 the time.— P. G. 



There was a pair in the marsh at the back of Bodo, which we 

 felt convinced were breeding there ; but though we spent many 

 evenings in watching one of them hunting, and saw it take food 

 to the othei', we were unable to discover the uest. 



8. The Hawk Owl [Strix funerea) appeared to be not un- 

 common about Kop Vaud. In one day's walk through these 

 forests we came across three different broods of young, some of 

 which we shot. We saw a great quantity of Lemmings in this 

 quarter, which may have been the reason of this Owl being so 

 common that season. We also saw the Hawk Owl, though rarely, 

 in the neighbourhood of Bodo. It appears not to be at all 

 inconvenienced by the light, as all we saw were flying about in 

 broad daylight. 



9. The Pied Flycatcher [Muscicapa luctuosa) we first saw 

 May 27th, some way up the mountains to the north of Bodo. 

 A few days after we found their nest close to the spot where we 

 had before observed them. It was situated in a hole of a leaning 

 rotten birch-tree, but was not quite finished. On visiting it 

 again a short time after, we discovered the nest had been de- 

 stroyed by a mouse. The species was not common. 



10. The Dipper [Cinclus aquaticus) came under our notice 

 in a few localities, being seen occasionally throughout the 

 summer. 



11. The Missel Thrush. Turdus viscivorus. 



We found a nest and eggs of this bird at Kop Vaud, July 6th. 

 The only one observed. 



12. The Fieldfare. Turdus pilaris. 



A plentiful bird about Bodo, breeding there in tolerable num- 

 bers. We discovered two large colonies, from which we took 

 many eggs. The nests were usually placed from 10 to 15 feet 

 from the ground. The first colony we discovered May 20th. 



