FIELD NOTES IN NORWAY. 53 



to their identity. I found the tadpoles either of this species or 

 of Triton cristatus (or perhaps of both) in various ponds in 

 Normandy. The Newts were generally seen in the shallow parts 

 of the pool, either resting or crawling along the bottom. 



Lissotriton pimctatus appeared to have mostly left the water, 

 several specimens being found on land, underneath large stones, 

 whereas I only took one from the water. I recently kept some 

 Newts of this kind in a box with a glass front, partially filled 

 with bark, rotten wood, and moss, with only a small pan of 

 water. They lay hid among the moss all day, but at night 

 were very active, and often visited the water. Excepting during 

 the spring both this species and T. cristatus, according to my 

 experience, pass more time on land than in water, but require a 

 considerable amount of moisture notwithstanding. In confine- 

 ment they are very voracious, and often seize objects far too 

 large for them to swallow. I have seen two of these little 

 creatures, of about equal size, striving manfully to swallow each 

 other. On first attaining the perfect state these Newts are 

 extremely small, being often much inferior in bulk to the full- 

 grown tadpole. 



FIELD NOTES IN NOKWAY IN 1882.* 



By the Rev. H. H. Slater, F.Z.S. 



Member of the British Ornithologists' Union ; Vice-President of the 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 



(Concluded from p. 14.) 



Long-eared Owl, Asio otus (L.) — I saw one in the pine woods 

 above Lillehammer, the only Owl I actually saw alive in Norway, 

 though I once heard a Tawny Owl. 



Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus (L.) — I saw a pair in the 

 marshes at Fokstuen for several days, and generally in exactly 

 the same spot, so I went to try and find the nest, which I was 

 pretty certain was there. In this I was unsuccessful, but on one 

 occasion the male attempted to mob me, and was secured. On 

 my arrival at Christiania I was pleased to find that no adult male 

 had been obtained in Norway for some years, though immature 



* These notes were made in the spring of 1882, not 1881 as stated 

 on p. 4. 



