THE ZOOLOGIST. 
THIRD SERIES. 
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Vox. I.] MAY, 1877. [No. 5. 
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A SPRING TOUR IN NORWAY; WITH NOTES ON 
THE BIRDS OBSERVED THERE. 
By F. 8. Mircurtt. 
Ir was on the 14th May that, in company with my friend 
Mr. Wrigley and a Norwegian guide and collector named Lysne, 
I landed at Orkedalsoren (Nervig), on the Trondhjemsfjord, on the 
way to the Dovrefjeld, where we proposed spending most of our 
time. We had arrived at Trondhjem in the ‘Tasso’ from Hull 
on the morning of the 12th, meeting Lysne the evening of the 
same day, he having come up by coasting steamer from Lerdal. 
Losing as little time as possible in getting our money changed, 
&c., we started off at once for the interior. Our route lay through 
Orkedal and Meldal, past Grut to Bjerkaker, where we joined 
the main road from Trondhjem; thence by Austberg to Stuen, 
and so past Aune, Drivstuen, and Kongsvold to Jerkin and 
Fokstuen. 
The summer was one of the latest for many years, and every- 
thing was covered with ice and snow. The only birds to be seen 
on our landing were large flocks of Ducks, floating, shy and 
watchful, at the river’s mouth, Ringed Plover and Oystercatchers 
on the links, and Bramblings and Pied Flyeatchers in the woods ; 
So that at first, as our time was limited, the prospect was rather 
gloomy. Things improved, however, and in the Fokstuen valley 
we had quite enough of sun and of the insects that disported 
themselves in its rays. Very little was seen of the big game of the 
country, no Bears, and no Reindeer, although at Jerkin we had a 
long walk after a herd of six that had been seen to cross the valley 
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