206 THE NATURALIST IN NORWAY. 



The golden eye (F. dangula) is common in Fin- 

 mark, and also on the Throndjem-fjord during the 

 breeding-season. It is seen in the Christiania-fjord in 

 the spring, on its way to the north ; called in Norway 

 the knip-and. Lloyd says of it, " From the brilliancy 

 of the eye of this bird, there is a saying in Sweden, 

 ' Klart som ett knip-oga,' that is, ' bright as the eye of 

 the golden-eye garrot.' ' The peasants of Fimnark 

 are partial to the eggs of this species. The nest is 

 made under a low bush, and sometimes in the hole of a 

 tree, and contains from nine to twelve pale-green eggs, 

 tinted with blue. When the nest is made in a tree, 

 the mother takes the ducklings, one at a time, to the 

 water, by holding them between her neck and bill. 



Burro w^s golden-eye is occasionally seen in Finmark. 

 It has been shot on the Varanger-fjord. Breeds in 

 Iceland, and lays from ten to fourteen pale-green eggs. 

 The buffel-headed duck (F. albeola) has not been seen 

 in Norway. 



The harlequin duck (F. histrionica) is only of rare 

 occurrence here; I have, however, seen a male and 

 female that were shot in Finmark. According to 

 Nilsson, albino varieties of this species have been seen 

 in Sweden that were white, streaked with brown. The 

 harlequin is called in Sweden the strom-and, and in 

 Iceland the straum-ond, both appellations signifying 

 stream duck. The nest is made by the side of a run- 

 ning stream, and contains from six to nine pale yel- 

 lowish-white eggs. 



The long-tailed duck (F. glacialis). This beau- 

 tiful bird is common during the breeding-season 

 in Norwegian Lapland ; also in the Dovre-fjeld, where 

 it has been captured by a small lake in its full breed- 



