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pecker, Picus martins. Last year we saw many of these birds 

 near Rovaniemi, but during this summer, although we passed 

 through a great deal more country, we did not hear or see a 

 single specimen. Picus major was abundant, and we on several 

 occasions heard and sometimes had glimpses of a bird which was 

 no doubt P. minor. One day, too, between Muonioniska and 

 Kittila, a male Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylis, flew 

 to a pine tree only a few yards off, and gave us a most excellent 

 view of himself. Frequently, too, in the forest, Siberian Jays, 

 Perisoreus infaustus, would come round to inspect us, flying 

 with noiseless flight from tree to tree, and making at times 

 curious though not unmusical sounds. 



The country near Muonioniska seems to be much visited by 

 collectors, for we found several of the natives with nests and 

 eggs which they wished to sell. In a large swamp in this dis- 

 trict, into which we wandered through losing our path, we saw 

 two Cranes, Grus communis, which flew about uttering discordant 

 cries — perhaps it was the swamp in which Wolley found them 

 breeding — and on Aug. 26th, near Tervola, we saw three more of 

 the same species migrating southwards. 



We were not fortunate enough to see a flock of Waxwings, 

 Ampelis garrulus, again, but as we were following a road near 

 Rovaniemi one bird perched on the top of a pine close to us, 

 and remained there a short time chattering in his curious way. 



By the river banks, and in the clearings near the farms, were 

 many Wagtails of three species (Motacilla alba, M.flava, Budytes 

 borealis). A young M.flava was shot on Aug. 19th, only twenty- 

 five miles south of Kittila. The Meadow Pipit, Anihus pratensis* 

 was very common throughout our walk. 



We reached Rovaniemi a week later than last year, and found 

 the river crowded with logs, which seemed to have driven many 

 of the Ducks away. Chiffchaffs, Phylloscopus collybita, were there 

 singing again after their moult. On our way southwards from 

 Rovaniemi we saw a Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor, very 

 near the place where we saw one last year, but he flew off before 

 we could decide to which of the two races he belonged. 



We were especially pleased to make sure of a bird which we 

 unwittingly included in our list last year on rather scanty evi- 

 dence, because we are told on the best authority that it has not 



