10 A SPRING AND SUMMER IN LAPLAND. 



these climes are much more regular and certain ; 

 but it may be remarked that many individuals of 

 the different families, which as a general rule are 

 only summer migrants to the north of the country, 

 remain stationary in the south of Sweden during 

 the winter, especially if the weather be open ; and 

 many ducks, although the majority leave the 

 country, are to be seen off the southern coast, and 

 even on the open midland waters, during that 

 season. Some other species are only partial 

 migrants in the winter from the northern and 

 midland districts to the south of the country, 

 where they remain during the coldest season, and 

 return to their more northerly breeding haunts in 

 the spring. Among these we may mention the 

 hooded crow, one or other of the falcons and 

 hawks, the jackdaw, mealy redpole, greenfinch, 

 siskin, goldfinch, mountain linnet, chaffinch, purple 

 sandpiper, spotted crake, dabchick, and some of the 

 diving ducks and gulls. 



The few that remain in the middle and north 

 of the country throughout the most inclement 

 winters are the eagles, the gyrfalcon, goshawk, all 

 the owls (with the exception of the short-eared), 

 the raven, magpie, all the woodpeckers (except 

 the middle- spotted), which is confined at all 

 seasons to the south of the country; the crossbills, 

 pine grosbeak, waxwing, jay, Siberian jay, the tit- 



