236 Messrs. Pearson mid Eidwell — Bird's-nesting 



Curlew {Numenius arqunta). Seen in the Por Sanger ^ biit 

 not so common as the Whimbreh 



~+- Arctic Tern {Sterna macrura). We saw a colony on a 

 small island in Botnfjord many miles from the open sea. 

 On one of the islands in the Porsanger they were nesting in 

 good numbers ; one colony of nests was placed on sloping 

 ground quite 150 feet above the sea. Several nests contained 

 three eggs. 



KiTTiwAKE {Rissa tridactijla). In great numbers at 

 HjelmsOj the bird-rock near the North Cape. 



Glaucous Gull [Larus glaucus) . One pair seen off Sendjen. 



-( Herring-Gull (Lffrm^ argentatus). On Storr Tamso we 

 found this and the Lesser and Greater Black-backed Gulls 

 nesting in colonies close together on the same sloping ground. 

 We obtained from one district seven eggs of the peculiar red 

 colour, which have occasionally been sent to this country from 

 the North of Europe; these had been taken this year in a 

 locality where no Glaucous Gulls are seen in the nesting 

 season. The natives ascribe them to the Herring-Gullj and 

 say that, however large the colony may be, the red eggs are 

 never found in more than one nest in the colony. We also 

 obtained some very pretty light blue eggs of the Herring- 

 Gull. 



Lesser and Greater Black-backed Gulls {Lams fuscns 

 and Larus marimis). Generally distributed, the latter espe- 

 cially numerous on Storr Tamso. 



-I Common Gull {Larvs canus) . The commonest small Gull 

 on low-lying ground. One colony we visited contained 

 several hundred nests. 



Richardson's Skua {Stercorarivs crepidatus). In great 

 numbers on some of the Lofodens and the islands of the 

 Porsanger. On one island we visited, in an area of about 

 three square miles, we estimated that there were considerably 

 over 100 pairs. We were much surprised at the great per- 

 centage of pied birds; frequently, where two dark birds had 

 paired, both had a few white feathers, There seemed to be 



