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ber usually five, sometimes six. The collector 

 should be very careful in the identification of 

 the eggs of all the woodpeckers. The egg of the 

 wryneck is doubtless often substituted for that of 

 the lesser spotted woodpecker, but, on placing two 

 genuine fresh eggs side by side, the difference may 

 be easily detected, for the egg of the wryneck has 

 a more elongated form, and the white colour, 

 although perhaps purer, has not so much of that 

 beautiful shiny gloss which characterises the eggs 

 of all the woodpeckers. 



I never saw the wryneck ( Yunx torquilla, Lin.) 

 in Lapland. 



The raven (Corvus corax, Lin. ; " korp," Sw. ; 

 " garanas," Lap.) was very common on the fells. 

 I saw only one pair of the hooded crow (Corvus 

 comix, Lin.; " vuort sches," Lap.) at Quickiock ; 

 they appeared as spring migrants, early in April. 

 I cannot say whether they would have stayed to 

 breed with us, as both were shot and brought to 

 me by a boy as great rarities here. 



The rook (Corvus frugilegus, Lin.; "raka," 

 Sw.) This is a rare bird in Sweden, and supposed 

 to be confined to the very south of the country. I 

 never met with it in the middle of Sweden. Judge 

 of my surprise, therefore, when one morning, early 

 in May, I saw two birds stalking about a wet 

 meadow, which I knew could be no others than a 



