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§ 374. T^^o.— Tromso, South-western Finmark (?), 1855 (?). 



[These two eggs were sent to me in 1856, by HeiT Ebeltoftt of Tromso, 

 whom My. WoUey had previously requested to receive eggs brought by the 

 Lapps for me. They are marked ' Boitnas,' which I believe to be the Lapp 

 name for the Rough-legged Buzzard, and I take them to be the eggs of that 

 bird. They are rather small specimens.] 



§ 375. 0?ie. — Kurkio-vaara, Kyro, Kemi Lappmark, 6 June, 

 1856. "L.M. K." 



First shown by Michael to Ludwig, who took the eggs. He saw 

 uo bird. The nest was at the top of a low Scotch fir. 



§ 376. Four. — Kyro, Kemi Lappmark, 7 June, 1856. " L. 

 M. K." 



Taken by Ludwig one mile (Swedish) south of Kyro. He was under 

 the nest before the bird flew. As it got up, it hxmg its legs down, 

 and he saw distinctly that they were feathered to the toes. The 

 nest was four fathoms up in a Scotch fir. Ludwig made a watch- 

 house, and shot at the bird (which cried around) once or twice, to no 

 effect. 



§ 377. T/iree. — Akka-rowa, East Bothnia, 7 June, 1856. 



O. W. tab. v. fig. 5. 

 Brought to Muoniovara, 23rd June, by Fredrick Salmo-jarwi. 



§ 378. Five. — Keras-sieppi, Enontekis Lappmark, 14 June, 

 1856. "L.M.K." 



Five eggs from a nest three fathoms above the ground, on the 

 branch of a dead Scotch fir. Ludwig and Sieppi shot several times at 

 the bird, and the latter even watched three hours. The old man 

 began to suggest it was the Devil. At last, with a shot from Ludwig, 

 it came down, and lay with its feet in the air. The old man called 

 out, " Is it the right kind?" (they had before talked of my belief in 

 two kinds of Piekonna) : Ludwig said, " Yes ; but it is all alive still." 

 As he spoke, the bird got up, flew away, and was no more seen. The 

 old man said it was the Devil himself ! 



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