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the neighbouring Skargard, Some certainly bred amongst 

 the islands, and most probably with us also. Its proper 

 home would seem, however, to be the far north (as high up 

 at least as the 70 N. latitude), where by all accounts it is 

 very common. In the south of Sweden it is only seen 

 during migration. This is also the case in Denmark. 



According to Malm, this bird makes its nest by the side 

 of a tussock, and under a birch or willow bush. The female 

 lays four eggs, pear-shaped in form, and of a dull yellow 

 colour, marked all over with black and dark-brown spots. 



The Sntippa med half-lyckta fotter, or Snappa with 

 half-webbed feet (T. semipalmatus, Temm.). This bird has 

 found a place in the Northern fauna, though perhaps with- 

 out much right. It is not pretended that more than a single 

 individual has been killed in Scandinavia, and there are even 

 doubts on that point. It belongs to North America, where, 

 according to Wilson, it is found in great abundance in the 

 summer time near to salt marshes. 



The Damm-Snappa (T. stagnatilis, Bechst.) is believed to 

 breed in the North of Europe ; and though the learned in 

 Sweden think it probable it may be found at times in Scandi- 

 navia, no instance is as yet on record of its having been killed 

 there. Neither is this bird included in the Danish fauna, 

 although the naturalists of that country have every reason 

 to believe that it pertains to it. 



The Scooping Avocet (Skar-Flacka, Sw. ; Recurvirostra 

 Avocetta, Linn.). Hitherto this bird has only been met with 

 in Scania, and the islands of Gottland and Oland. On the 

 latter island it is the most plentiful. As its Swedish name 

 would imply, it confines itself chiefly to the sea shore. It 

 is not uncommon in parts of Denmark. Migrates. 



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