76 ASTUR PALUMBARIUS. 



§ 119. Four. — Sardio, Kemi Lappmark, 8 May, 1856. " With 

 bird." 



Taken on Palo-vaara by Micheb He caught the bird in an iron 

 trap. It is now before me, and is apparently a female. 



[Two of these eggs are marked with true colour. One is blotched decidedly 

 with rusty, more so than any I have ever seen.] 



§ 120. 7%/r^.— Muonio-vaara, West Bothnia, 14 May, 1856. 

 " L. M. K. with bird." 



These eggs found by Anton ; but the bird, a hen, snared by 

 Ludwig. 



§ 121. One. — Jeris-jarwi, East Bothnia, 21 May, 1856. 



This nest, with four eggs, was found by Heiki, on Kutu-nivan-maa, 

 on the banks of Turmas-lombola, just to the west of Jeris-jarwi ; and 

 the eggs were brought on the 25tli May. Heiki says he found this 

 nest in 1855, with young ones in it. 



[Three of the eggs from this nest were sold by Mr. Stevens in 1867 to Messrs. 

 Bond, Braikenridge, and Troughton. The remaining specimen now in the 

 collection is a remarkably elongated one.] 



§ 122. r/^ree.— Kurkio-vaara, 1856. " With bird." 



These eggs were written on by Ludwig, after he had seen the bird, 

 which was shot, but not brought to me untd the oth April 1857. 

 Being marked eggs, as weU as small ones, they required care in the 

 accepting. One of them is decidedly spotted. The spots on another 

 are also probably natural, but not so satisfactory. 



have given an illustration of the wonderful and, no doubt, ancient structure, de- 

 scribed by Mr. WoUej^ in the preceding section (§ 117). As an instance of the 

 practice of accurate observation which Mr. WoUey enjoined upon all his collectors, 

 I may add to what he has above said, that as we were going to the nest, and 

 talking with Ludwig of his former visit, when he took the eggs, he mentioned that 

 as the bird dashed otf, one of her wing-feathers dropped out. Mr. Wolley re- 

 marked that he ought to have preserved it, as it would have served to identify the 

 species to which the nest belonged. The lad replied that, as it was not likely any 

 one had since been there, no doubt we should still find it where it lay. This proved 

 to be the case ; and on Mr. Wolley picking it up, he asked Ludwig from which of 

 the bird's wings it was shed. Reflecting a moment, he answered, " The right wing;" 

 and so it was! The feather is now before me, and is undoubtedlv a Gos-IIawk's. 

 —Ed.] ^ . 



