36 Haakon Schetelig. [No. 8 
late specimens only, while it is very common in the Western coast- 
distriets of Norway, and I intend in the following to make out, how 
its origin there may be traced back to å quite early stage of de- 
velopment (compare fig. 86). In the Eastern parts of the Peninsula 
we have on the contrary very few indications of its early develop- 
ment, and it is at least å very rare feature in that district. I am 
inelined, therefore, to explain its Eastern appearance as due to in- 
fluences from Western forms. A few specimens belonging to the 
same series and of pure Western origin have also been found within 
the Eastern territory, where they without doubt were imported 
from Western Norway. 
Most of the specimens found within the Eastern distriets are, 
