132 THE NATURALIST IN NOEWAY. 



The blue titmouse (P. cceruleus) is rather scarce in 

 Norway, and is not found at all in Norwegian Lap- 

 land. 



The larks are, perhaps, rather more common in cer- 

 tain localities here than they are in England. The 

 skylark (Alauda arvensis) is found in Norwegian Lap- 

 land ; it arrives in the south of Sweden as early as the 

 beginning of January. I have seen a variety of this 

 species in Norway which was black, tinged with red- 

 brown. The crested lark (A. cristata of Linnaeus) 

 has been seen once or twice in Norway. The wood 

 lark (A. arbor ea), called in this country skov-lcerke, 

 is only found in the central parts ; it is rarely 

 observed near Chris tiania. The shore lark (A. 

 alpestris) is common in Finmark. A Norwegian natu- 

 ralist informs me that it is seen in large numbers in 

 the neighbourhood of Vadso, east Finmark. It packs 

 in the early autumn, and flocks of forty or fifty fly 

 about together. It nests on the coast, selecting mossy 

 places, and fits the nest so closely into the moss that 

 it is not easily discovered. The eggs are four or five 

 in number, and of a grayish colour, marked with blue 

 and brown spots. 



The pipits are rather more common in this country 

 than they are in England. 



The tree pipit (Anthus arboreus) is found in all 

 woody districts in Norway ; it is often seen near 

 Tromso, the principal town of Finmark. 



The meadow pipit (A. pratensis) is found in sum- 

 mer among the fjelds of Finmark; it is very com- 

 mon near Christiania in spring and autumn. It arrives 

 in May and migrates in October. 



The rock pipit (A. rupestris) is common on the 



