during the Spring and Summer of 1857. 85 



38. The Starling. Sturnus vulgaris. 

 Common about the houses. 



39. The Raven. Corvus corax. 



A pair of these birds had young on May 16th, in a cliff in the 

 neighbourhood. — P. G. 



40. The Hooded Crow. Corvus comix. 



Some of these birds were always to be seen on the sea-shore 

 and among the buildings of the village. There were several 

 nests on the islands close to Bodo, but we only took one. I 

 found a nest ready for eggs April 23rd. — P. G. 



41. The Magpie {Corvus pica) was by far the commonest 

 bird in the neighbourhood. A nest might not unfrequently be 

 seen on the top of a ladder, or a lot of poles, leaning against a 

 house. We took some eggs from a nest which was not more 

 than 3 feet from the ground. 



42. The Three-toed Woodpecker. Picus tridactylus. 

 We shot one specimen near Kop Vaud, in immature plumage. 



The top of the head was yellow. 



43. The Cuckoo [Cuculus canorus) was first seen and heard 

 May 28th, and afterwards was always to be heard among the 

 bushes on the hills skirting the marsh. 



44. The Swallow {Hit-undo rustica) arrived June 1st. There 

 were but few about the year we were there, probably owing to 

 the weather, as we were told that in general they came in large 

 flocks. 



45. The Capercaillie. Tetrao urogallus. 



A hen bird flew up from under our feet whilst walking in the 

 forests near Kop Vaud. We looked for the nest, but could not 

 find it. 



46. The Black Grouse {Tetrao tetrix) was sparingly scat- 

 tered about the mountains near Bodo. The stunted juniper 

 seemed to be their favourite resort. 



47. The Willow Grouse. Tetrao saliceti. 



Common early in the season among the willow and birch 

 trees in the valleys on the edge of the marsh, but as the sum- 



