. Travels of a naturalist in northern Europe, Norway, 1871, Archangel, 1872, Petchora, 1875 . Cuckoo. I shot a male Blackcap, which hadbeen feeding on cranberries—swallowed whole—whichlast years fruit having been so completely preservedby the snow, even the flavour remained, as I personallyverified. We took a Fieldfares nest with six eggs which hadbeen sat about a couple of days, but few seem to bebreeding yet, as we saw many going in a flock as wearrived near Maristuen yesterday. The birch-woods are quite dark yet, and the groundaround is wet and marshy from the melting of the very pre
. Travels of a naturalist in northern Europe, Norway, 1871, Archangel, 1872, Petchora, 1875 . Cuckoo. I shot a male Blackcap, which hadbeen feeding on cranberries—swallowed whole—whichlast years fruit having been so completely preservedby the snow, even the flavour remained, as I personallyverified. We took a Fieldfares nest with six eggs which hadbeen sat about a couple of days, but few seem to bebreeding yet, as we saw many going in a flock as wearrived near Maristuen yesterday. The birch-woods are quite dark yet, and the groundaround is wet and marshy from the melting of the very pretty lichen (? Eeindeer Lichen) is growing herein some quantity. Keturning to lunch we separated afterwards, Alstontaking the upper woods, where he fired at (and missed likea man!) a Skov Ryper. He saw three of them altogether. My route was down the river about a mile and a half,and I returned through the willow and osier woods(Vidie-beltet). I wounded and lost a Bluethroat and putup a Great Snipe. The Bluethroat uttered a note like aWhitethroat at the beginning, ending with some short. OLK J. LYSNE (1871). NORWAY 43 warbling notes. In flight it rises in the air, fluttering thewings, and descends again to its perch. I found another Fieldfares nest with six eggs pretty hardset, and another with onl}^ one egg, which T did not take. Other birds seen to-day by one or other of us wereRedstart, two or three; Twite, one shot, many seen;Brambling, a pair seen; and a pair of Magpies have anest close to the station. We dined at 5 , and after we had skinned ourbirds, we had Ole Lysne—nephew of the house, andcousin to Ole Nystuen—for a long talk. He spoke goodEnglish, and we got much information from him. Hehad written to us that his cousin, Ole Nystuen, would notbe able to work for us, and offering his own services, butwe never got this letter. He said he had shot an EagleOwl near the bridge, and that he thinks the Divers hereare Eed-throated and not Black-throated—a mistake,
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