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286 A SPEING AND SUMMER IN LAPLAND. 



more common Lhan the last and the chiffchaff 

 (8. abietena, Nilss. ; "gran sangare," Sw.) ; the 

 redstart (8. phcenicurus, Bechst. ; "rodstjert," 

 Sw.) very common both in the lowlands and by 

 the side of the fells; "and the hedge sparrow 

 (Accentor modularis, Cuv. ; "jern sparf," Sw.),. 

 which appeared to be entirely confined to the lower 

 fir- woods, and, unlike the hedge-sparrow in Eng- 

 land, altogether to shun the companionship of 

 man. 



I never saw the robin here; nor could I 

 identify either the reed or sedge warblers ; but,, 

 as I have before said, I might have overlooked 

 them. 



The blue-throated warbler (8. suecica, Keys 

 and Bl. ; " bla hake sangare," Sw. ; " gjelanselgo," 

 Lap.). Contrary to my expectations, this hand- 

 some little warbler was rare in this district, and 

 very local. I think they arrived the latest of all 

 the warblers, for I did not see one till early in 

 June, when they appeared to come dropping in 

 singly, stayed a few days in the lowlands, and then 

 made their way up at once to the flat swampy mea- 

 dows at the foot of and between the fells. Here, 

 among the stunted willow-bushes, always near 

 water, you might see the female creeping from 

 branch to branch like a mouse, while the male, 

 perched on the top of a high bush or a dead. 



