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CHAPTER XIV. 



The Buzzards. The Owls. 



THE common buzzard (Buteo vulgaris) ; common in 

 all parts of Norway. It nests here in a beech or 

 spruce-fir. It only partially migrates. 



The rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) appears 

 to confine itself to the extreme north, being often seen 

 in the vicinity of the North Cape. It visits Chris tiania 

 in spring and autumn, on its passage to and return 

 from the far north. It breeds among the fjelds in 

 Fininark, and makes its nest on trees, or on the sum- 

 mits of large rocks. A nest of this species was once 

 found in this country on a lofty pine, and its materials 

 formed a bundle, three feet and a half in circumference. 

 This bird feeds greedily on the lemming, which it finds 

 among the northern fjelds. 



The honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is a rare bird 

 in Norway. I have seen it near Christiama, and also 

 at Eidsvold, near Lake Mjosen, about forty English 

 miles from Christiania. Two half-fledged birds of this 

 species may be seen in the Zoological Museum at 

 Christiania. They were taken out of a nest in the be- 



