We were descending the stce|) und wooded sid(; ol one ol' 

 the nnnierous ishmds with which the Norwegian coast is so 

 thickly studded. It was after midniglit; and the sun, which 

 we liad just seen set in glory above the horizon, was now, 

 with its rising beams, diffusing an additional warmth over the 

 fiice of nature, and adding a lustre to every beautiful and 

 magnificent object around us. Nature, which during the short 

 delicious summer of these regions, seems scarcely to allow 

 time for slumber or repose, was thus early in activity. The 

 bee came humming ])ast us, and the Blue-throated Redstart 

 was in motion amongst the low brushwood. 



Although in other respects it is more closely allied to the 

 Redstarts, with which it is now associated, yet in the little 

 which we had an opportunity of seeing of its habits, it very 

 much resembles the species of the genus Currucain its hiding, 

 skulking manner. It is said to breed in the holes of trees, and 

 to lay six eggs. To the kindness of my friend Mr. Doubleday, 

 T am indebted for a specimen of this rare egg also. 



