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brother and I found the young of this pair of Long--eared Owls, and sent 

 them to the Zoological Society. They had fallen out of the nest, which was 

 in a Scotch fir, close to the spruce which contained the nest in 1852.] 



[§ 497. O^e.— Elveden, 8 March, 1853. "Both birds seen. 



A. & E. N." 



The produce of the same pair of Owls as the last.] 



^ 498. T/tree.—¥[\eden, April 1855. " Bird seen. A. & E. N." 



[Two of these were given to Mr. Wolley. The nest was that of the birds 

 mentioned in the last two sections. It was first found on 11th April, with 

 two eggs in it. Another was laid, and the nest then forsaken.] 



§ 499. Four.^MYeden, 22 March, 1854. 



[Three of these eggs were given by my brother and myself to Mr. Wolley. 

 The nest, which contained originally five, was found and taken by the game- 

 keeper. Later ia the season he saw a brood of yoimg Long-eared Owls in the 

 same plantation. The old ones had, therefore, doubtless bred a second time. 

 These eggs are not the offspring of the same pair of birds as those in the last 

 three sections.] 



[§ 500. 6>;/e.— Elveden, 1845.] 



[§ 501. 0^^.— Elveden, 12 March, 1852. " Bird seen. E. N." 



Out of a nest of three.] 



[§ 502. 0;?e.— Elveden, 29 March, 1853. "Bird seen. E.N." 



This egg is from a nest of five, taken as above by a gamekeeper. It was 

 in a small tree ; but the locality was one which we had never before known 

 the Long-eared Owl to frequent ; it seemed therefore possible the eggs might be 

 those of some other species. We heard of the capture late in the afternoon, 

 as we were concluding a hard day's bird's-nesting in an exactly opposite 

 direction. My brother, anxious to place the matter beyond all doubt, imme- 

 diately started for the spot; and, reaching it just before dark, was lucky 

 enough to get a satisfactory sight of the old birds, which had not yet aban- 

 doned their plundered dwelling-place.] 



[§ 503. O^e.— Elveden, 25 March, 1856. "Bird seen. E. N." 



From a nest foimd by my brother and myself on the 20th March, and then 

 containing three eggs.] 



