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78. The Red-throated Diver. Colymbus septentrionalis. 

 Almost every lake had its pair of these birds, and we collected 



many eggs. 



79. The Guillemot. Uria troile. 

 We observed one example only. 



80. The Black Guillemot [Uria grylle) was everywhere to 

 be seen along the coast ; the eggs are considered a delicacy by 

 the natives. This bird winters in these latitudes. 



81. The Common Cormorant [Carbo cormoranus) abounded 

 on all the islands; and we found them breeding indiscriminately 

 with the following species, 



82. The Shag. Carbo cristatus. 



83. The Arctic Tern. Sterna arctica. 



We shot some specimens of this bird, which breeds the whole 

 way up the west coast of Norway. 



84. The Common Gull. Larus canus. 



85. The Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus. 



86. The Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. 



87. The Greater Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus. 

 There were large numbers of these four species on all the 



neighbouring islands. 



88. Richardson's Skua. Lestris rickardsonii. 



First seen May 16th ; afterwards abundant, breeding on 

 many of the islands. A pair were also frequently observed on a 

 small marsh near the lake where Eider Duck and Gulls were 

 breeding. Among the many specimens that we preserved, we 

 noticed that the variety of plumage was in no way dependent on 

 the sexes of the birds. 



VIII. — Particulars of My. J. Wolley's Discovery of the Breeding 

 of the Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus, Linn.). By Alfred 

 Newton, M.A., F.L.S. 



(Plate IV.) 

 It is well known to many of the supporters of ' The Ibis ' that 

 it had been the intention of the late Mr. John Wolley to con- 



