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young. Although both of these birds may be a good deal 

 on the move during the winter time, especially in the 

 more northern parts of Scandinavia, neither of them are 

 supposed to migrate. 



The Common Grosbeak (Sten-Knack, or Stone-breaker, 

 Sw. ; F. Coccothraustes, Temm.). This bird, which was 

 scarce in my neighbourhood, is confined, Swedish naturalists 

 tell us, to the southern and midland portions of the penin- 

 sula ; and even there it is anything but plentiful. It is not 

 uncommon in Denmark. Migrates. 



The Green Grosbeak, or Greenfinch (Gron-Fink, Sw. ; 

 F. Chloris, Temm.) was somewhat scarce with us ; less so, 

 however, during the summer months. This bird breeds for 

 the most part in the midland and northern portions of the 

 peninsula ; but its limits to the northward do not appear 

 to be very well defined. Though during the autumn and 

 winter somewhat wandering in its habits, it is not believed 

 to migrate. 



The Goldfinch (Steglits, Sw. ; F. Carduelis, Linn.) was 

 common with us all the year round. It is also pretty 

 common from Scania to Norrland* which Swedish natu- 

 ralists appear to think its limits to the northward. 



The Siskin (Gron-Siska, Sw. ; F. Spimts, Linn.) was 

 abundant with us, in winter as well as summer. This bird 

 is also common throughout a large portion of Scandinavia, 

 as high up certainly as Norrland ; but its exact limits to the 

 northward seem not to be known. Pine forests would 

 appear to be its favourite resorts. 



* The most northern of the three grand divisions of Sweden (exclusive of 

 Lapland) ; Svealand, which embraces the central portion of the country, is the 

 second ; and Gotaland, the third. 



