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Crane. Grus communis.—On coming in to one of our meals at 
Fokstuen on June 15th we were told that a Crane (Trauen) had 
passed over the house: we hada long walk in the direction it 
had taken, but our eyes were never gladdened by a sight of it. 
Common Redshank. Tolanus calidris.—First observed May 
28th between Jerkin and Fokstuen, and on June 8th some half- 
dozen were seen feeding near one of the pools on the marsh. 
They did not appear to be very plentiful, and we did not take 
any eggs ourselves, though on June 14th a boy brought in a nest 
of three. 
Wood Sandpiper. Totanus glareola.—This, next to the Snipe, 
was the commonest species of the waders on the marsh, but some- 
how or other the nests were difficult to find. We only had the 
luck to get one, containing two eggs, on the Sth of June. It 
consisted of a rather deep depression with a few straws at the 
bottom, and the grass turned round and interwoven a little at the 
top, and was on a small grassy tussock. 
Common Sandpiper. TYotanus hypoleucus.—Two pairs were 
seen on the banks of the River Driva at Drivstuen, May 22nd. 
One of these, being shot at, was only winged, got into the water, 
and swam away very vigorously out of reach. 
Raff. Machetes pugnax.—A male was shot on Fokstuen marsh 
on June 9th, the ruff and caruncles being fully developed. 
Great Snipe. Scolopax major.—We did not see this species 
before June 9th, at Fokstuen, though during the night, at Jerkin, 
they were often heard. ‘Three nests, each with four eggs, and all 
about a week sat, were obtained on the 18th, 14th, and 15th of 
June; they consisted of slight depressions on stumps in open wet 
places, with a few straws at the bottom. 
Common Snipe. Scolopax gallinago.—These were exceedingly 
numerous on the marshes, and scores might be seen and heard 
drumming away at the same time. The first eggs were procured 
June 2nd; these were a few days sat, and none that we got during 
our stay were entirely fresh, always four in number, and the 
slightest possible nest. In Faroe, in 1872, I took the most 
elaborate Snipe’s nest I ever saw. It was as round as a Black- 
bird’s, and as deep, constructed very neatly of dry bents, and well 
buried in tall grass; there were four eggs, half-hatched, the date 
being the 9th of June, and the bird was secured as she limped 
away with trailing wings. . 
