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my vicinity, as also, throughout Scandinavia generally. 

 M. Malm met with it as high up as Enare Lapmark. It is 

 much less plentiful, however, beyond the polar circle, than 

 in the midland and southern parts of the peninsula. The 

 greater portion migrate, but some remain in Sweden through- 

 out the winter, let it be ever so severe. It is very common 

 in Denmark. 



The Mountain Finch (Berg-Fink, Sw. ; F. Montifringilla, 

 Linn.) was only seen with us during migration. At times 

 they appeared in flocks of many hundreds generally inter- 

 mixed with chaffinches and the trees where they settled 

 seemed quite alive with them. It passes the summer months 

 in the far north, where it is very abundant. It has been met 

 with in all the woods bordering on the Icy Sea. The greater 

 portion migrate, but some winter in the south of Sweden. 



The House Sparrow (Grd-Spink, Sw. ; F. domestic^ 

 Linn.) was very common in my vicinity, winter as well as 

 summer. It is also common from nearly the one extremity 

 of Scandinavia to the other. I mvself have seen it in northern 



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Lapland, as high up as 68 N. latitude. In fact, wherever 

 the squatter is located, one is pretty sure to meet with this 

 bird. 



The Tree Sparrow (Pil-Fink, Sw. ; F. montana, Linn.) 

 was pretty common with us, and the same is the case from 

 Scania to far beyond the polar circle. Its limits to the 

 northward are somewhat more extended than those of the 

 house sparrow, which it in its habits resembles. Like that 

 bird, it is often bred in some building or other ; in several 

 instances, indeed, it made its nest under the eaves of our 

 own house. M. von Wright informs us that in Lapland it 

 even takes possession of swallows' nests, where it rears its 



