The pie or magpie is to be met with in certain diilrich, b u t
not in any great quantity : to this bird the inhabitants of Norway
haye given the name of tun-fugl, on account of its attachment to
the habitations of mankind. If the pie makes his appearance in
parts where he is not commonly feen, it is thought to be a figri of
the approaching death of fome principal perfon refiding on the
fpot.
Among the pies, there is one o f which the miffionary Leems
makes no mention, though it claims attention, fince Mr. Thun-
berg ieems to be decidedly o f opinion, that it is not a variety of the
common pie, but a diftinit fpeeies, only to be found in Lapland.
As it has, as far as I know, never been figured before, I deem it
incumbent upon me to prefent it to the reader. Mr. Thuriberg
has named it Corvus Lapponicits, and defcribed it in the following
manner
“ Char. Spec. Corvus ILapponicus : fordide albus, capite, collo,
“ pcilore, alilque bafi cinereo-fufcis,”
“ It is found,” fays Mr. Thunberg, “ in the Tornea Lapmark.
“ The general charafteriftics of this bird are the fame with
" thofe o f the common pie : it is, however, very wild, and fel~
“ dom fufFers any one to approach it within lhot. It builds its
“ neft upon trees', in mountainous or high fituations: it is not every
“ year to be feen near houfes; but when it comes, i t generally
“ makes its appearance towards the end of autumn, or in the be-
** ginning of winter, accompanied with about four young ones.
“ In winter it ihews itfelf chiefly when the weather is about to
I fet