292 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Norwegian peasants it is a popular belief that the Cuckoo turns 

 into a Hawk in the autumn. 



I met with none of the Owls, but found the breast-feathers of 

 the Eagle Owl (Bubo ignavus) upon some juniper bushes on one 

 of the mountains. 



The Hobby (Falco subbuteo) and the Kestrel (F. tinnunculus) 

 I found breeding, and these were the only two species of the 

 Hawk tribe I observed. 



On my arrival (May 18th) I was shown a Goldeneye (Clangula 

 glaucion), which had been shot the day before on the lake near 

 the hotel ; and for several days after I observed three birds of 

 this species on the water, after which they disappeared. 



On June 7th, during a walk over the mountains, I came to a 

 tarn some 3000 ft. above sea-level, on which were a pair of 

 Long-tailed Ducks (Harelda glacialis), and five Scaups (Fuligula 

 marila), with their mates. As the w r ater was only just clear of 

 ice, these probably had only lately arrived. There was a small 

 island in the tarn, which was evidently their breeding-place. 



The same day I watched a pair of Fjeld-ryper or Ptarmigan 

 {Lagopus mutus) upon the snow. In the higher parts of the 

 valleys the Li-ryper or Willow Grouse (L. lagopus) was abundant. 

 Young of this species were hatching on June 16th. I occasionally 

 saw and heard the Black Grouse {Tetrao tetrix). 



Of the Waders, the Woodcock (Scolopax rusticula), Common 

 Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucus) , Kedshank (Totanus calidris), 

 and the Curlew (Numenius arquata) were the only representatives 

 seen. 



A pair of Common Gulls (Larus canus) were breeding on the 

 island in the tarn with the ducks. 



Two Black-throated Divers (Colymbus arcticus) came regularly 

 every evening to the Opheim lake to feed, but I could not dis- 

 cover whence they came, nor whither they went. 



I only saw one live Lemming, but as 1894 was a " Lemming 

 year," skins of this little animal were lying everywhere. Last 

 winter, I was told, Hares were very plentiful. I saw several 

 which were changing their winter for their summer coats. 



