70 Lieut. S. A. Davies on the 



Saxicola (enanthe. Wheatear. 



Very common on the fells, breeding high up on the hill- 

 sides above the limit of the dwarf willow, as well as in 

 the valley-bottoms. The nest is invariably lined with the 

 wdiite feathers of the Willow-Grouse. This bird, arrived on 

 the 28th of May, and began building on the 5th of June. 

 The Finnish name signifies " S tone-Thrush. " 



Ruticilla phcenicurus. Redstart. 



Not common ; we obtained, a few nests round Ainettivaara, 

 where the bird bred in the old Woodpeckers' holes in the 

 birches, lining its nest with the fur of the Arctic Hare and 

 the Lemming and the feathers of the Willow-Grouse. 



Cyanecula suecica. Bluethroat. 



Very common throughout the district, in the fir-region as 

 well as in that of the birch. It prefers low-lying moors, 

 where the dwarf willow and the cloudberry form the prevail- 

 ing vegetation. The nests were invariably well-concealed, 

 either under a stump or in the side of a tussock; but I 

 cannot agree with the late Mr. Wheelwright as to the 

 difficulty of finding them, for we never failed to secure 

 them by beating over likely ground about 9 p.m., at which 

 time the parents appear to cover their eggs. The Finnish 

 name signifies " Hundred-tongues/' from the bird's imitative 

 capacities, which are little short of marvellous and often a 

 nuisance to the collector. I heard a newly-arrived example 

 utter a note like that of the Red-wattled Lapwing, with 

 which I am familiar in India. The Bluethroat arrived on 

 the 25th of May, and we found the first clutch of eggs on the 

 9th of June. There were often seven in a nest. 



Accentor modularis. Hedge-Sparrow. 

 I saw a single specimen taking shelter from a snow-storm 

 in a shed at Ainettivaara on the 14th of May. 



Phylloscopus trochilus. Willow- Wren. 

 Very common in the birch-woods ; it lines its nest with 

 the white feathers of the Willow-Grouse, whence comes its 



