94 FALCO GYRFALCO. 



[The male bird from this nest, and the only one of that sex obtained by Mr. 

 Wolley, was given by him to Mr. Gould. The female is in the Norwich 



Museum.] 



§ 205. Four.— West Finmark, 22 April, 1856. 

 Brought to Ludwig tlie same year, while staying with Lassi. 



^ 206. Tkree.—West Finmark, 1856. 



Sent by Lassi to Ludwig at Mauuu, where he received them, to- 

 gether with another nest of three eggs, 28th July. It seems, from an 

 inquiiy made the following year, that both nests were taken at the 

 end of April and beginning of May, from the district where I took 

 one and obtained a sepond in 1855 [§ 196 and § 198]. These are 

 curious-looking, under-coloured eggs. 



[Two from the other nest are now in the collections of Dr. T. M. Brewer and 

 Dr. A. L. Heermann.] 



§ 207. Four.— West Finmark, 24 April, 1857. " With bird." 



These were foimd by Lassi as above. Ludwig wrote that "he got 

 one of the birds, with much difficulty ; but the other flew away, so that 

 it did not come back any more. The cliff was fully twenty ells high, 

 and the nest was about the middle of it, in a little corner on the side, 

 so that it was hard to get at. It was an ell and a quarter over on the 

 outside, and had feathers inside, — some of the bird's own, others of 

 Grouse. It was mostly made of old bare birch twigs. The bird was 

 black just at the end of the bill, then became yellow, and was alto- 

 gether yellow at the root. The eyelids were yellow; but the eyes 

 themselves blue, with a little grey round them [the iris] . The feet 

 altogether bright yellow, with black claws. Lassi went for half a day 

 after the other bird, but it did not come. The eggs were blown the 

 same day, the young inside with eyes." These four are remarkable 

 eggs, blotched and speckled almost like some Buzzards'. 



[The bird from this nest, the female, was selected by INIr. Hancock for his 

 . own collection, Mr. Wolley having begged him to choose and keep one.] 



§ 208. nree.— West Finmark, N. lat. 68° 45'. 28 April, 1857. 

 " With black-headed female." 



These are the eggs taken by the lads as before mentioned [§ 204].' 



