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meet with it anywhere in Finmark proper; it has however been found 

 there in the inland tracts, at Kautokeino, for instance. 



A couple of male birds, killed 18th June on Tromsø, measured 

 as follows: Total length 142— 142 V, mm; wings 66, tail 52— 51 V 2 , 

 tarsus 20—21, middle toe 9 -f 4V 2 mm - 



Lanius ex cubito r, Lin. 



Extends as a breeding species up to the Russian frontier, but 

 occurs most frequently in the alpine valleys between the Dovrefjeld 

 and the Trondhjemsfjord. I observed here, 30th July 1871, an 

 individual in chase of an Emberiza shoeniclus. 



In the stomachs of individuals tåken in the fall of the year 

 in thrush-snares near Christiania, I have found large insects (wasps), 

 besides small birds. 



Ficedula atricapilla, Lin. 



Several pair found breeding in the valley of the Maalselv, 

 near Tromsø (69° 40'), June 1872. It. has also been found in East 

 Finmark (Sommerfelt). 



Mus eie ap a gris ola, Lin. 



Common in the valley of the Maalselv, near Tromsø; on the 

 fell-sides, it was met with even in the uppermost birch woods; a 

 nest tåken here contained fresh eggs 20th June 1872. In Alten, it 

 has been observed by Sundevall; in East Finmark, by several na- 

 turalists. 



Tro glo dy tes parvultis, Koch. 



In July 1871, I met with this species at Bindalen, in the 

 south of Helgeland, which appears to be the usual northern limit 

 of its distribution. An individual was tåken at Alstahoug (66°) in 

 November 1842 (Heltzen). 



Par us major, Lin. 



North of the Trondhjemsfjord, it is tolerably abundant up to 

 the boundary of Helgeland, where I found it breeding in Yttre 

 Namdalen, June 1871. In Nordland, it rarely occurs, but has been, 

 met with as far north as Salten (67°). 



On the southern fells, it does not as a rule breed beyond the 

 fir region; in the summer <»f L871, a pair were found resident at 



