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The river at Rovaniemi was quite crowded with duck, and we 

 only had to sit by the side of the rapids to see Ducks and Divers 

 floating down stream within quite a short distance of us. When 

 they reached the end of the rapid water they seemed to fly up 

 stream and float down again. 



Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus albus. Abundant. 



Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. Several were seen in the forest. 



Common Snipe, Galllnago coelestis. Put up occasionally in 

 some of the swamps. 



Dunlin, Tringa alplna. One flock was seen on the river 

 Tornea. 



Temminck's Stint, Tringa temmincki. On an island near 

 Rovaniemi we found three young birds of this species having a 

 little down still showing on the back of the head and forehead. 

 One of them let us stand well within six yards of it for some time, 

 so we had no difficulty in identifying it. 



Common Sandpiper, Totanus hypoleucus. Numerous along 

 the banks of the rivers. 



Redshank, T. calidris. Seen occasionally. 



Greenshank, T. canescens. One seen. 



Curlew, Numenius arquata. Abundant. 



Arctic Tern, Sterna macrura. Several at Tornea. 



Common Gull, Larus canns. A few seen at Tornea. 



Lesser Black-backed Gull, L. fuscus. Numerous. 



Black-throated Diver, Colymbus arcticus. Several were to 

 be seen on the river near Rovaniemi. It was interesting to com- 

 pare their method of diving with that of the diving Ducks ; the 

 Diver seems to sink into the water, making scarcely a ripple. 



When out of sight of land in the Gulf of Bothnia, on August 

 3 1st, several Wagtails, both White and Yellow, came on board the 

 steamer and rested for a short time. The weather was fine, and 

 there was scarcely any wind. 



In the North Sea, on Sept. 4th and 5th, many birds came on 

 board of the following species : — Sept. 4th, White Wagtail, Willow 

 Wren; Sept. 5th, Wheatear, Kestrel, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, 

 Redstart, Pied Flycatcher. Sept. 4th was a very bright day, with 

 no wind, but on the 5th there was a good deal of rain and a 

 little more wind. When the birds left the ship to continue 

 their journey they often flew quite close to the water until out 

 of sight. 



