NATURAL HISTORY of NORWAY. 57 



rating of Norway Birds alone, without introducing thofe from 

 foreign countries, which I do not intend in any article, only fo 

 far as it may be neceflary by way of parallel, or to clear up any 

 capital point of my own. 



I have therefore followed the names in my own language, in 

 alphabetical order, and, in the fubjoined fhort defcriptions, have 

 faid as much as will fhew to what clafs each belongs ; yet 

 neverthelefs, if any body is defirous of feeing the names of 

 the Land Birds, Water Birds, and thofe of the fhores, at one 

 view, the Land Birds of Norway are the following, according to 

 their names alphabetically in that language : Aarfugl, Akerloe, 

 Aker Rixe, Allikke, Berg-ugle, Bogfinke, Dompap, Droffel, Due, 

 Egde, Elvekonge, Erie, Falk, Flagger muus, FolTefald, Gertrud- 

 fugl, Glente, Gog, Heibe-hog, Honne, Horfegog, Jerpe, Irisk, 

 Knotter, Kiodmeife, Krage, Lerke, Natvake, Nordvinds-pibe, 

 Orn, Raun, Regnfpo, Ringetroft, Sibenfchwantz, Siisgen, Skade, 

 Sneefugl, Sneppe, Sondenswindfugl, Spurre, Staer, Steendulp, 

 Stillifz, Tiur, Vagtel, Vibe, Ugle. 



The Birds that fubfift only upon fifh, floating moftly on the 

 water, and ducking under, tho 7 not all equally deep, are the 

 Alke and Ducks, tame and wild, of many forts, Edder or Eider- 

 fugl, Geefe tame and wild, of various forts, the Hav Aare, Hav 

 Heft, Hav Sule, Immer Langivie, Lorn, Lund, Savern, Skare, 

 Skrabe, Svane. 



The Shore Birds are thofe which, I have juft faid, haunt the 

 coaft, or live about the water that runs between the cliffs, rocks, 

 and iflands, detached from the continent, and feed partly upon 

 fmall fifh, fuch as they can reach with their bill, and partly upon 

 infe&s, fhell-fifh and weeds; the ebb and flood daily produces 

 plenty and variety of food for thefe : they dont venture to ga 

 out far, or where it is deep, and fo are in a manner amphibious. 

 Of the number of thefe are the Heigre, Boefiar, Fiaer Kurv, Fiske 

 Folck, Fiske Orn, Fisketrage, Jo fugl, Kiald, Krykkie, Laxetite, 

 Maafe or Maage, of various forts, Sand Tol, Sand Tserne, Skiee, 

 Spave, Strand Erie, Strand Sneppe, Teift, Tiseld, Temd. 



SECT. II. 



Among the firft, namely the clafs of Land Birds, are to be found 

 but few, but what are known alfo in Denmark ; and I may fay 

 in moft other European countries, unlefs we except the Tiuren, 

 Jerpen and Rypen; but in the two laft clafTes of Water and Coaft 

 Fowl, Norway has by much the greateft number, and among 

 thofe, fome that are little known in, tho 7 others in common with 



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