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Gallinula chloropiis, Lin. 



Breeds annually in certain localities on the coast as far north 

 as the Tronclhjemsfjord, most frequently found in the vallies of 

 S0ndre Trondhjeras Amt and round Stavanger. 



In the latter locality, it breeds every year in the immediate 

 neighbourhood of the town, on the Bredevancl, the banks of which 

 are overgrown with reeds and bullrushes. Eggs taken from nests 

 found here are preserved in several private collections. On the 

 4th June 1872, the spot was carefully examined by my friend Mr. 

 Landmark, who discovered 2 nests, one of which had been newly 

 built, but did not contain eggs. Both were fastended between 

 the long stems of Iris oxiOi Equisetum ; the new one was composed 

 of the green stems and leaves of the said plants, the adjacent reeds 

 having been snapped at a convenient distance and interwoven with 

 the sides of the nest. Two or three individuals were observed, 

 flitting along the banks or perched on the leaves of Nymphcea, 

 now and again uttering a peculiar cry. A few days after this nest 

 was found to have been taken. 



Fulica atra, Lin. 



This species is found singly in almost all parts of the country, 

 and breeds in certain localities, in the lower tracts bordering 

 on the Christianiafjord for instance, where it is observed every 

 year. On several occasions individuals have been observed in 

 the middle of the winter; an example (swimming in the Trond- 

 hjemsfjord) was killed early in January 1871. 



One or two individuals were once observed in Finmark, near 

 Vard0 (70*' 20'), in the autumn of 1857 (Smf. Nordvi). 



C. Natatores, IIL Sundv. 



8. Lamellirostres, Cuv. 

 Gygnus musicus, Bechst. 

 Its occurrence as a breeding species south of the Polar Circle 

 not authenticated, though it ranges down to the latitude 07°, occur- 

 ring, for instance, in summer at Balvatn, in Saltdalen (recorded by 

 Mr. Berbom). In West Finmark, where it breeds at Karasjok and 



