92 Mr. A. Newton on Mr. J. Wolley's Discovery 
78. The Red-throated Diver. Colymhus septentrionalis. 
Almost every lake had its pair of these birds, and we collected 
many eggs. 
79. The Guillemot. Uria troile. 
We observed one example only. 
80. The Black Guillemot ( Uria grylle ) was everywhere to 
be seen along the coast; the eggs are considered a delicacy by 
the natives. This bird winters in these latitudes. 
81. The Common Cormorant ( Carlo cormoranus ) abounded 
on all the islands; and we found them breeding indiscriminately 
with the following species, 
82. The Shag. Carbo cristatus. 
83. The Arctic Tern. Sterna arctica. 
We shot some specimens of this bird, which breeds the whole 
way up the west coast of Norway. 
84. The Common Gull. Larus canus. 
85. The Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus, 
86. The Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. 
87. The Greater Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus. 
There were large numbers of these four species on all the 
neighbouring islands. 
88. Richardsons Skua. Lestris richardsonii. 
First seen May 16th; afterwards abundant, breeding on 
many of the islands. A pair were also frequently observed on a 
small marsh near the lake where Eider Duck and Gulls were 
breeding. Among the many specimens that we preserved, we 
noticed that the variety of plumage was in no way dependent on 
the sexes of the birds. 
VIII .—Particulars of My. J. Wolley's Discovery of the Breeding 
of the Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus, Linn.). By Alfred 
Newton, M.A., F.L.S. 
(Plate IV.) 
It is well known to many of the supporters of f The Ibis ’ that 
it had been the intention of the late Mr. John Wolley to con- 
