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examined was very distinct in shape, and of a pale emerald- 

 green colour, rather closely and uniformly covered with fine 

 red spots. 



We wish also to acknowledge with thanks our indebtedness 

 to Mr. Benedict Grondal, the curator of the Museum at 

 Reykjavik, who has given us material help in revising the 

 list of Icelandic birds. 



TuRDUs iLiAcrs. Redwing. 



These birds were plentiful in all suitable localities. We 

 saw more of them in one day near the geysirs than we had 

 observed during the whole of three visits to Norway. All 

 the nests found were placed on the ground, some amongst 

 the stems of dwarf birch, others among rocks, although in 

 several instances the birch bushes near were dense enough 

 to have concealed a nest. Most of the young birds had left 

 the nests before June 16th, only one nest of young being seen 

 on July 3rd and one of four eggs (fresh) on July 19th. 



Plectrophanes nivalis. Snow-Bunting. 



Certainly the commonest of the small birds in the districts 

 near the lava. Nests with fresh eggs were found from 

 18th to 29th June; but we had seen a nest of young birds 

 on the 16th, placed on the side of a small mound in a 

 large plain covered with coarse grass, where the climate was 

 evidently rather milder than in those districts where we took 

 fresh eggs. We found many nests in holes of the lava, 

 generally placed about two or three feet in. The lava-flow 

 had enclosed large bodies of steam or gas, which formed 

 bubbles or small caves, and these were often occupied by the 

 birds. In one case a bird disappeared into a small hole in 

 the level ground, leading into one of these bubbles -, within 

 was placed the nest containing young. In some instances, 

 where the lava was too hard to permit of the hole being 

 enlarged, the nest could be drawn out only with the help of 

 a piece of bent wire. 



Falco jEsalon. Merlin. 



Eggs nearly fresh were brought to us on July 11th. 



