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navia, the greater portion nest in countries to the eastward 

 During spring and fall, the jack snipe is common in Denmark, 

 where, Kjserbolling will have it, it has heen known to breed. 



Of the woodcock and the snipes, as well as of the several 

 devices resorted to for their destruction and capture, more 

 will he said hereafter. 



The Ruff (Brus-Hane, Sw. ; Tringa pugnax, Linn.) was 

 pretty common with us, more especially during the autumn. 

 It is also pretty common thoughout Scandinavia, from Scania 

 to Northern Lapland, where it breeds in numbers on the 

 fjall morasses. It is also common in Denmark. Migrates. 



These birds, as known, are remarkable for their combative 

 propensities. They have their Lek-stalle which is generally 

 in the middle of an open morass where they carry on love 

 affairs. Here, soon after their arrival in Sweden in the spring, 

 they congregate in considerable numbers; and whilst the females 

 look on, desperate battles take place between the males. 



The Pigmy Curlew (Bdg-ndbbad Strand-Vipa, Sw. ; T. 

 subarquata, Temm.) was scarce with us, and only observed 

 during migration on the neighbouring coast. Swedish natu- 

 ralists appear to know little of this bird, but believe it to breed 

 in the more northern parts of Scandinavia. When migrating, 

 it is generally seen in company with the Knot. It is pretty 

 common in Denmark in the autumn and spring. Migrates. 



The Dunlin (Fordnderlig Strand-Vipa, Sw. ; T. varia- 

 biliSj Mey.) was common in the neighbourhood of Ronnum ; 

 as also throughout the greater part of Scandinavia. It is 

 said to be the most abundant of the family in the peninsula, 

 and is found as well on the morasses of Scania as on the 

 fjalls of Norway and Lapland. In Denmark it is very 

 plentiful. Migrates. 



