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to M. von Wright, the females always arrive fourteen days 

 later than the males at the breeding-grounds. 



The Vide-Sparf, or Willow-Sparrow (E. rustica, Pall.). 

 Of this bird though included in the Scandinavian fauna 

 little or nothing seems to be known by northern naturalists. 

 Its proper home would appear to be Russia; but some are 

 believed to breed in Lapland, where more than one has been 

 shot. Its favourite resort, as the name implies, is amongst 

 willow-bushes. It is not found in Denmark Migrates. 



The Yellow Bunting, or Yellow Ammer (Gul-Sparf, or 

 Yellow Sparrow, Sw. ; E. citrinella, Linn.) was very com- 

 mon with us ; as also in the greater part of Scandinavia, 

 from Scania to beyond the polar circle. It has been observed, 

 though sparingly, as high up as the parish of Enare, in 

 northern Lapland. This bird does not migrate, but remains 

 in the peninsula all the year round. It is quite common in 

 Denmark. 



The Ortolan Bunting (Ortolan-Sparf, or Ortolan-Sparrow, 

 Sw. ; E. hortulana, Linn.) was very common with us in the 

 summer time; and the like is the case throughout the 

 greater part of Scandinavia. Its limits to the northward, 

 according to M. von Wright, are between 67 and 68 

 N. lat. It is exceedingly scarce in Denmark. Migrates. 



This bird bred in considerable numbers in my vicinity ; 

 but for the most part in corn-fields, and there was difficulty 

 therefore in finding its nest. The female lays from four to five 

 eggs, of a pale-grey colour, thinly marked with larger and 

 smaller black spots, as also with other diminutive spots of a 

 greyish colour. 



The Chaffinch (Bo-Fink, Sw. ; Fringilla ccelebs, Linn.). 

 This bird was very common during the summer months in 



