202 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus.—First heard at Jerkin, May 27th ; 
a few remained about Fokstuen till our departure. 
Swallow. Hirundo rustica.—One seen at Drivstuen on May 
25th; the first and only one north of the Dovrefjeld. 
Martin. Chelidon urbica.—None seen till we arrived at 
Jerkin, where on May 27th they commenced to build. On the 
28th, when we arrived at Fokstuen, they were also building under 
the eaves of the station-house, but there were no eggs at the date 
of our departure. 
Capercaillie. Telrao urogallus.—Wandering about on May 
18th, at Grut, without the guns, we came across the only ones we 
saw, a male and two females, perched in a thick clump of pines; 
there was a tremendous ‘clatter when they took to flight. 
Black Grouse. Tetrao letraa.—Never saw but one, and that a 
male, near Nervig, on May 15th. 
Common Ptarmigan. Lagopus mutus—Very few seen, com- 
pared with that next described. The last was shot at Fokstuen, 
May 29th, a male, the birch-wood being still deep with snow. 
Willow Ptarmigan. Lagopus albus.—Very numerous in the 
Fokstuen valley, though none were observed till our arrival there. 
The first was shot May 29th, and all killed after this were in full 
breeding plumage, except a male on June 7th, which had a still 
white breast, and a number of white feathers on its back. A nest 
of six eggs was brought in by a boy on the Ith. 
Golden Plover. Charadrius pluvialis.—A flock of about forty 
seen at Drivstuen, May 22nd, and very numerous about Jerkin on 
the 26th, all with full black breasts. The second week in June 
there were several pairs on the hills about Fokstuen, nesting, 
without doubt, but we had no time to spare for them. 
Dotterel. Eudromias morinellus.—There were not many flocks 
of Golden Plover at Jerkin and Fokstuen but had one or more 
Dotterel among them, and they could be seen any day on the 
enclosed land near the station-houses. A single pair were seen 
together on May 380th, between the latter place and Dombaas, 
but we had other birds then to look after. 
Ringed Plover. Alyialitis hiaticula—Numerous at Nervig, on 
the links at the mouth of the Orkla, in full breeding plumage, but 
not seen after our departure thence on May 17th. 
Oyster-catcher. Hematopus ostralegus.—The remarks on the 
species last described might be re-written for this. 
