158 ASIO BRACHYOTUS. 



posed it to be a young Short-eared, but it rose and flew. I shot 

 it, and it turned out to be an adult bird. At the spot where it left 

 were three Owlets and four eggs, the latter with the shells just 

 cracking; so there must have been seven eggs altogether. The 

 men called it Katt-Uggla, and said it often flies at persons' faces as 

 they come near its nest. Lying by the nest were four Voles \^Ar- 

 vicola, sp. indet.] of the kind which is so numerous in this district 

 this year — one old one and three young, one of the latter half-eaten. 



§ 513. Six. — Kaaressuando, Tornea Lappmark, 1853. 



These were stated by Pastor Engelmark to have been found in the 

 bird-boxes ; but another account said they were on the ground ; and on 

 comparison they look like Short-eared OwFs eggs. 



§ 514. 0^^.— Feltwell Fen, Norfolk, April 1 849. " W. H. S." 

 From Mr. W. H. Simpson's Collection, 1856. 



This was from a nest of four eggs shown in situ to Mr. Simpson ; 

 he also saw the birds, one of which was trapped by a man living on 

 the spot. Not far ofi* was the nest of an Ash-coloured Harrier, with 

 one egg, which is now in that gentleman's collection. 



^515. Seven. — Maunu, Tornea Lappmark, 1857. 



On the 26th July I saw, at a fishing-hut a little below Mukka- 

 uoma, Johan of Mortainen and two boys of his. He said he had 

 some eggs at home ; and the lads explained that seven of them were 

 Pumppu-Haukka [Strix brachyotus) found all in one nest, on ajjalso 

 (high tuft or hillock) in Vacker-valle, near their home. Leaving 

 Maunu on the 26th, I took in the boat a very little boy, landed, and 

 went with him to their then untenanted house, Mortainen. He climbed 

 on to the roof, and out of some hole produced, among others, these 

 eggs ready blown. From the certainty as to the species with which 

 the brothers had spoken, and bearing in mind it has been plentiful 

 this year, I have no doubt they are genuine Short-eared Owl's. I 

 set no higher price on this bird's eggs than on Hawk-Owl's. 



§ 516. Two. — Autijomen-jankka, Katkesuando, East Bothnia, 

 8 Jmie, 1857. 



These were brought to Muoniovara, on the 18th June, by the 



