82 Lieut. S. A. Davies on the 



Charadrius pluvialis. Golden Plover. 



These birds arrived on the 14th of May. At first they 

 frequented the moors in the neighbourhood of the river, and 

 even after they had retired up the hill-sides to nest they 

 came down daily to feed, puzzling us considerably for some 

 time. Occasionally a pair bred low down, as in the case of 

 the Shore-Lark. We found the first nest on the 7th of June. 

 The females sit very closely, but if off the eggs are easily 

 watched on. As soon as they have young they bring them 

 down to the lower grounds. 



Vanellus vulgaris. Lapwing. 



Very rare and unknown to the Finns generally. I obtained 

 one clutch of eggs, however, from 68° 25' N. lat., which were 

 brought in by a Finn, who accurately described the bird and 

 thought it a great rarity. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus. Red-necked Phalarope. 



This species was very common, and arrived on the 2nd of 

 June; we found the first eggs on the 21st of June. The 

 parents generally betray the presence of the nest by swimming 

 about excitedly while uttering their sharp " tirr-tirr." The 

 Finnish name is " Water-Swallow." 



Gallinago ccelestis. Common Snipe. 



Common on the upper reaches of the river, where the 

 birds were to be heard drumming throughout the spring. 

 They arrived on the 24th of May. 



Gallinago gallinula. Jack-Snipe. 



I saw only one example of this species and was unsuccessful 

 in finding the nest, which, however, I had obtained in the 

 same district in 1895. 



Tringa alpina. Dunlin. 



Does not breed in the district. We saw flocks on migra- 

 tion at the end of May. 



Tringa minuta. Little Stint. 



We saw flocks on migration in company with Kinged 

 Plovers, Dunlins, and Ternminck's Stints. 



