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On the 27th we took two nests, but as the greater number of 

 them did not contain their full complement of eggs, we left 

 them. On returning three or four days after, we found that 

 the magpies and crows had forestalled us. This colony was 

 situated among some willow and birch trees, on a hill in the 

 marsh. The other colony, which we discovered some days later, 

 was up the mountains. Besides these two colonies, we took 

 several nests situated by themselves, and far aw^ay from what 

 were apparently their head-quaiters. The latter we were careful 

 to identify. Our attention was attracted to the second colony 

 by the noise made by the old birds. 



13. The Redwing. Tardus iliacus. 



This bird also breeds in the neighbourhood. The first nest 

 we found May 28th ; it was situated in a Juniper bush, almost 

 on the ground. We saw the bird on this, as on every other 

 nest of this species that we took. It was not unusual to find a 

 pair breeding in the midst of a colony of Fieldfares ; the dif- 

 ference, however, between the two nests made it easy to distin- 

 guish at first sight to which species it belonged, that of the 

 Fieldfare being larger, and composed of coarser materials. The 

 Redwing is not nearly so shy as the Fieldfare when near its 

 nest, often requiring to be touched before it would quit it. It 

 does not seem to build so far from the ground as the last-men- 

 tioned species. 



14. The Blackbird. Turdus merula. 



We saw but two examples of this bird during our stay at 

 Bodo, both of them on June 30th, when we also found a nest. 



15. The Ring Ouzel. Turdus torquatus. 



Birds of this species were scattered over all the mountains in 

 the neighbourhood, and were there when we first arrived. We 

 found one nest, situated on the ground, and containing four 

 eggs. This species was far more shy than either Fieldfare or 

 Redwini 



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16. The Hedge-Sparrow. Accentor modularis. 

 One pair only of these birds came under our notice. We 

 found their nest on June 21st. 



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