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bumble-bee on part of the roof below. For a minute or so the 

 Flycatcher contented itself with giving the bee bites and dropping 

 it; then it took the bee up and banged it against the leads, and 

 finally, after knocking the life out of it, got the bee with some 

 difficulty into its beak, and flew off with it to a higher part of the 

 roof, where doubtless it had its nest. The same day (July 2nd) 

 Flycatchers were feeding brancher young in the botanic garden. 



Hirundo rustica. — Certainly not abundant. Noticed at Hamar, 

 but there were a few only about Christiania in July. 



Chelidon urbica. — Seen over the Svart-tjern at Ravnedal, 

 near Christiansand, on May 31st. Some nests were built under 

 the eaves of wooden houses on the outskirts of Christiania. 



Cotile riparia. — Breeding in sand-pit at Maridvals Vand, 

 Christiania. 



Ligurinus chloris. — Only twice seen in Norway, at Christiania. 

 One bird, in a row of trees near the ramparts, had a remarkably 

 fine song, especially the twittering notes, which were quite rich. 



Passer domesticus. — Very abundant in Christiania. I expect 

 these birds benefit considerably by the sheaves of corn put out 

 on poles by the people at Christmas. 



P. montanus. — I saw two or three about some big trees in the 

 botanic garden at Christiania. 



Fringilla coelebs. — Common birds, especially at Christian- 

 sand, where they were very tame, and gave good opportunities 

 of seeing their bright rich colours as they picked insects from 

 the pine-branches. The song seemed slightly different, although 

 the difference is not easy to describe. 



Linota cannabina. — A few by the shores of the lake at Hamar. 



Emberiza citrinella. — Common. Near Christiansand I noticed 

 them near the edge of, but in, thin deciduous wood, where a 

 female was already carrying food on May 31st. 



E. hortulana. — The evening we arrived at Hamar we went for 

 a walk along the shores of Lake Mjosen. In some places the 

 shore was lined with deciduous trees, noticeably a shiny-leaved, 

 white-barked poplar, rowans, and an abundance of bird-cherry 

 just then in full blossom. At other points the pine woods come 

 down to the lake edge. We were collecting plants on a little 

 promontory running out into the lake, and had just renewed 

 acquaintance with the alpine globe-flower, when I caught the 

 song of a bird which was new to me, though I guessed at once 



