x Proceedings of the Asiatic Society . [Jan. 1846. 



Crania. 

 1. — 2. Ursusarctus, g adult : § junior. (This species is not rare in Norway.) 



3. Gido borealis, $ adult : (Not common and very difficult to procure.) 



4. Canis vulpes, (common.) 



5. Head of Cervus alces (with the skin on) : £ four years old. Is at the present time 

 very difficult to procure. The feet of the animal are added. 



6. A frontlet with adherent head-skin of Cerv. Tavandus, fern : $ killed November, 

 1843, in the Alps of Guldbrandsdalen. 



7. A head without horn of the same animal. 



8. A frontlet. 



Birds. 

 1. Pernio apinarus, $ (a rare preying bird in Norway.) 

 2.-3. Buteo vulgaris, (very common in the southern part.) 

 4. Milvus regalis, $ (rare in Norway but common in Sweden.) 

 5. — 8. Astur palumbarius, old and young", (common.) 

 9.— 11. Strix Aluco, (common.) 



12. Ot us, (rare.) 



13 # ... Tegnmalmi, (not common.) 



14. Passerina, $ Gin. acadica, Temm. (rare.) 



15. Cypselus ap us, (common.) 



16. Caprimulgus europaus, (common.) 

 17.— 18. Picus viridis, $ $ ditto. 

 19,_20. martius, (not rare.) 



21. leuconotus, (rare.) 



22.-24. Plectrophorus nivalis, (in certain years common.) 

 25. — 26. Emberiza hortulana, (common.) 



27. Pyrrhula vulgaris, g (ditto.) 



28. Fringilla montifringilla, $ summer dress (com. in the alp. reg.) 

 29, spinus, $ hab. cestivali, (common.) 



30.— 31. Sitta europoza, $ $ : (common.) 

 32. — 33. Hirundo rustica, (abundant.) 



34.-35. Bombycilla garrula, $ $ (in certain winters very abundant.) 

 36. — 37. Garrulus glandarius, g 5 (common.) 



38.-39. Nucifraga coryocatactes, $ $ (this rare bird was in the past autumn very 

 abundant in the whole peninsula and migrated southwards.) 



40. Pica caudata, (very common.) 



41. Cinclus aquations, g : (common.) 



42.-43. Anthus obscurus, $ $ : (common on the west coast,) Christiansund, 1843. 

 44.-45. Motacilla flava, (not rare.) 



46. Saxicola oznanthe, (very abundant.) 



47. Lanius excubitar, (rare.) 



48. Crex pratensis, (common.) 



49. Totanus Glottis, hab. astivali, (not rare.) 



50. Scolopax major, (not rare.) 

 59. Corvus comix, (abundant.) 



Christiania, 20 Juni, 1845. H. Rasch. 



