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flying about the town, and settling on the principal buildings — 

 fine stone houses erected since the fire. In the gardens of St. 

 Hanshaughen, Christiania, they hopped and walked about as tame 

 as Sparrows. Near Hamar they were nesting in low trees in the 

 gardens and little yards round the farmhouses and cottages. 



Corvus monedula. — At Hamar. 



C. comix. — Common, and generally very tame. Commonly 

 seen about ploughed ground, sometimes several together. At 

 Hamar I noticed quite a number in one field. Near Christiania, 

 in July, I got close to three birds which were insecting among 

 the rows of potatoes. 



C. frugilegus. — I saw one among a lot of Grey Crows at 

 Hamar. In Prof. Collett's list it is stated that the Rook breeds 

 only in limited numbers in Norway. 



Alauda arvensis. — Seen and heard at Hamar, where there is a 

 large amount of arable land. 



Cypselus apus. — At Christiansand, and many at Hamar. At 

 Christiania they were screaming round the palace in a blue sky 

 almost fit for Italy, though not quite deep enough in colour. 



Cuculus canorus. — Christiansand, May 31st, and at Hamar. 



Crex pratensis. — Two heard at Christiansand, May 31st, and 

 one at Hamar. 



Totanus hypoleucus. — Two or three along the shores of Lake 

 Mjosen. 



Larus canus and L. argentatus. — About the landing-stage at 

 Christiansand. 



In the University Museum at Christiania I was especially 

 interested in Norwegian examples of Turdus atrigularis and 

 T.fuscatus (three), and in examples, in nest-dress, of Cyanecula 

 suecica, Otocorys alpestris, and Phylloscopus borealis, descriptions 

 of which one is glad of the opportunity of taking down. The 

 young Shore Larks were so curious that I reproduce my note of 

 their colours : Very dark (nearly black) on the mantle, speckled 

 with white and buff. A band across the breast marked with 

 dusky, leaving a whitish collar from the sides of the neck round 

 to the front. 



II. —Middle Norway. 



On the morning of the 3rd we left by train for Tonset, in 

 Osterdalen. The railway ascends the valley of the Glommen, and 

 passes through some fine forest scenery. I noticed a wood of by 



