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Museum at Christiania, with light brownish back and big black 

 cap, was as big as P. borealis, the black cap of which was hardly 

 any larger. 



P. borealis. — At Hamar, and in pine woods (July) near Chris- 

 tiania ; brownish birds, pale brown rather than grey backs. 



Motacilla alba. — Very common ; seen in all three localities. 

 At Christiansand, on May 31st, one took food to a nest in a hole 

 in a tiled roof. They were common and wonderfully tame in the 

 public gardens at Christiania. Early in July numbers of young 

 birds (which struck me as browner and more dingy and dusky 

 than those I saw in Switzerland) were to be seen. They perched 

 freely in trees. One evening I saw several fly into some big trees 

 on the ramparts. A male was in song on July 2nd. I satisfied 

 myself that the adult female, as a rule, has no black on the crown 

 or occiput ; in some cases there is a little on the latter part. But 

 I propose to enlarge upon this subject, which I touched upon 

 some years ago, in a future article, as I have been able to get 

 together a good deal of information relating to it. 



Anthus trivialis. In song at Christiansand. 



Lanius collurio. — A male on the telegraph-wires on the out- 

 skirts of Christiania on July 1st. 



Muscicapa atricapilla, — Singing gaily in the poplars and 

 gardens of Christiansand ; common, and in the country also. 

 Common also at Christiania, in the public gardens, notably those 

 of St. Hanshaughen. The bold, bright, and sweet song had usually 

 the Coal Tit-like beginning, " if-he if-he if-he," but I noticed one 

 bird which used only one syllable, " if if if if," and followed it up 

 with the usual " che le wah wah." In July Pied Flycatchers were 

 feeding brancher young in these gardens. I examined these at 

 very close quarters. They were of a brownish grey above, 

 mottled ; under parts dirty white, well marked with vermicu- 

 lations ; there was bufly white on the wing and outside of the 

 tail. We saw several adults among the old stunted black and 

 white birches along the shores of Lake Mjosen. The Pied Fly- 

 catcher has the same way of flirting its wings as the Spotted 

 Flycatcher. 



M. grisola. — Inhabited the hotel-yard at Christiania, where 

 the only vegetation consisted of some plants in boxes, and was, 

 I believe, breeding there. One morning I watched from a second- 

 floor window a Flycatcher very busy tackling a medium-sized 



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