52 
Notes from Northern Iceland . 
which weighed^, respectively,, 10J and 13 lb.) by noting the di¬ 
rection in which they dived and proceeding in it. Five times 
out of ten you will be disappointed; as the bird will alter its 
course under water; or do something else unexpected. The 
tenth; if you are very quick with your gun; you may get a 
snap-shot before it dives again. Our morning's amusement 
was only marred by a big trout choosing an inopportune 
moment; when we were intently looking out for the re¬ 
appearance of a submerged Diver; to seize an angel-minnow 
trailing behind the boat. Before the gun could be transferred 
to the person who was rowing; and the rod taken in hand, the 
reel-handle had caught in some stones at the boat's bottom; 
there were two frantic jumps in the air; and we were minus 
our hoped-for dinner and a certain quantity of tackle. 
[ Red-throated Diver. (Colymbus septentrionalis.) 
Much less common than the foregoing. We saw the bird 
on one or two occasions; heard it oftener; and had several 
eggs brought in. 
\ Little Auk. (Mergulus alle.) 
Were not uncommon on SkagafjorSr, and we had eggs 
brought in from Grimsey. 
Other birds; observed in more or less abundance; which 
call for no remark; are :—Wheatear; White Wagtail; Meadow- 
Pipit, Whimbrel, Golden Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Snipe 
(Common only), Red-necked Phalarope, Ringed Plover, 
Geese, Harlequin and Eider Ducks, Goosander, Puffin, Razor¬ 
bill, Black, Briinnich's, and Common Guillemots, Shag, 
Gannet, Kittiwake, Glaucous Gull, Great Black-backed 
Gull, Richardson’s and Great Skuas, Fulmar, and Sclavonian 
Grebe. 
Skins of the Coot and the Water-Rail were seen at Aku- 
reyri: they were stated to have been killed on the Eyja- or 
(EfjorSr, on which the town stands. 
