BIRDS OF GRAAKALLEN MOUNTAIN, NORWAY. 65 
nests than getting a sight of the birds. Here they are very 
quiet and retiring in their habits and seldom seen; they 
began singing about 10 p.m., and sang more or less all 
night, but their song had not the compass or quality of home 
birds. 
Repwine (Z'. iliacus).—This bird, not over-abundant when I 
arrived, became very common later. I saw them first on May 
17th, crouching on the sides of the road whilst showers of snow 
were drifting past. It is rather difficult wading among the deep 
snows amid the pines, yet I found a good few nests, and could 
easily have found more had I been anxious. Their trilling 
song is very pleasing and very characteristic of these ionely 
parts, and gives a good indication of the number of pairs that 
may be breeding around. Their nests were fairly well hidden, 
built low down, and one I found built against a boulder. I took 
the first full clutch on May 22nd, and I saw young ones well 
srown on June 3rd; yet in the valley leading down to Loch 
Shelbrea I found no nests on June 5th, although the Redwings 
were numerous, and by their behaviour they indicated they were 
later in breeding ix that valley. 
FieLprare (7’. pilaris)—A most abundant bird, breeding in 
colonies ; later I noted birds nesting separately further up the 
hillside. I took a clutch on May 18th. Here the colony at the 
time was small, but it became a large one before I left. Field- 
fares are very noisy at their nests, and do their very best to 
tell you where they are. They build higher on the tree than 
Redwings. 
Rine-Ovzew (T. torquatus).—There were scattered pairs all 
round. They had not commenced breeding when I left, but 
then a lot of snow fell during the last five days of May, and the 
Ring-Ouzels frequented exposed parts. 
WuHeEATEAR (Saxicola cnanthe).—A common bird. It had 
commenced to breed before I left. 
Wauincuat (Fratincola rubetra).—A common bird in suitable 
spots. A persistent singer. These birds had not started nesting 
at the beginning of June. 
Repstart (Ruticilla phenicurus)—Common. They com- 
menced breeding in June. 
GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN (Regulus cristatus).—It was easier to 
