WILD-LIFE IN FOEEST AND FJELD. 
297 
Mallard — regularly distributed, though nowhere 
numerous—end May. See also footnote, p. 285„ 
Teal—marshy moors, June 1st (Dovre). 
Sheld-Duck—abundant on all low islands of Skjser- 
gaard, laying mid-May. Young in water by mid-June. 
The diving-ducks ( Fuligulinse) mostly nest towards 
the end of June—rather later than the game-ducks. 
Long-tailed Duck—Hardanger Yidden, June 21st; 
Lapland, five fresh eggs, June 18 th (A.). Some drakes 
in summer retain the white head. These appear not to 
breed, but molest the others which do. In this con¬ 
nection, I may add that I have sometimes been puzzled 
by observing on our own coast, young ! (? two-year-old) 
long-tails killed end-February, assuming, at that season, 
the full adult mWer-plumage. 
Scaup—common ) all nest from about mid- 
Tufted Duck—scarcer > to end-June (Hardanger— 
Scoter—abundant ) Lapland). 
Goldeneye—abundant—in south, early June ; Tana, 
June 16th (A.). 
Velvet Scoter—mostly towards north—end June 
and July. 
Eider—semi-domestic ; and the King-Eider is not 
known to breed, though it occurs on the coast. 
Steller’s Eider—on May 27th M. shot nine out of a 
large flock, seven of them beautiful males. Two days 
later they had passed on to their far-northern breeding- 
grounds. 
Goosander—Surendal, June 19th ; Tana, June 26th, 
each ten fresh eggs. 
Merganser—Surendal, June 5th. 
Greylag-Goose—common along whole coast, arriving 
