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' Eight eggs and down taken 24th June, 1872, 

 by 0. J. L., ipse, on an island in Syndin lake ; the 

 nest was below a bush and about 30 yards from 

 the water.' 



' Seven eggs and down taken 25th June, 1872, 

 by 0. J. L., ipse, near Helim Soeter. The nest 

 was about 25 yards from the water in some under- 

 wood. The hen bird was seen.' 



' Six eggs and down taken 2nd July, 1872, by 

 0. J. L., ipse, on the Gjeitoen (Goat Island) on 

 the Lake Svenskin. The nest was about 16 yards 

 from the water.' 



All these three lots were sent by Lysne as of 

 (Ed. nigra, but J. A. H. B. considered the eggs as 

 * those of this species.' 



About 24th June, 1872, 0. J. Lysne was given 

 two duck's eggs by a Soeter girl, who had de- 

 stroyed the other eggs, which she had found to 

 the number of ten on an island in Syndin Lake. 

 [These eggs were considered by J. A. H. B. 

 to be of this species. Lysne had sent them 

 unnamed.] 



76. Black Scoter. (Edemia nigra (L.). 



' Skjer-and/ ' Sjo-orre ' (0. L. Lysne), 'Havorre ' (Id). 

 Fillefjeld and Valdersfjeld list. 



'One duck's egg found 24th June, 1872, by 

 0. J. L., ipse, on the sand on an island in Syndin 

 Lake' [which J. A. H. B. thought to be this 

 species] . 



77. Goosander. Mergus merganser, L. 



*Added with a query by Dr. Printz to our Fillefjeld 

 and Valdersfjeld list with the remark, ' M. mer- 

 ganser ?, ved Syndin vand i Wang ? ' 



Observed by Alston. One $ , Vossevangen, E. E. 

 Alston. 



