128 THE NATURALIST IN NORWAY. 



crest. Its favourite resort here is the thickest part of 

 the pine forests, and it is to be found wherever the 

 pine grows ; it has been seen near Christiania early 

 in February. The fire-crested regulus (Regulus igni- 

 capillus) has been seen once or twice in Norway. 



The "Merulidae" are pretty common in all parts of 

 Norway. 



The missel thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is occasionally 

 seen in Finmark, and also in the Dovre-fjeld. Its 

 Norwegian name is due-trost, or dove-thrush. It fre- 

 quents the mountain forests here, where it finds an 

 abundance of caterpillars, small grasshoppers, beetles, 

 et hoc genus omne. In winter its food consists of wild 

 berries, as the berries of the mountain-ash, and espe- 

 cially of the juniper. It makes its nest in pines. 



The common thrush (T. musicus) is about as com- 

 mon in this country as the preceding. In Norway 

 there is no darkness at all during the months of June, 

 July, and August, when the song-thrush is heard sing- 

 ing throughout the night. This bird is sometimes 

 called the Norsk nightingale here. 



The redwing (T. iliacus) passes the summer in Fin- 

 mark. In spring it is seen in flocks in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Christiania, on its way to the north, and 

 it is equally common in the same locality in the au- 

 tumn, on its return when migrating. Albino speci- 

 mens of this species are common in Norway. It ge- 

 nerally makes its nest here in a birch. 



The fieldfare (T. pilaris) is common in all parts, 

 and is seen on Magero, close to the North Cape. It 

 makes its nest in a birch or spruce-fir, and begins to 

 sit in June. Mr. Lloyd relates the following amusing 

 story of a fieldfare : " This bird is sometimes domes- 



