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Kyro, where he had received them from Johan Heiki's wife, who 

 said they had been sent from Tepasto. They were mixed together ; 

 but, on blowing them, it was found that six were fresh and seven 

 considerably incubated. These latter also seem to be much yel- 

 lower than the others, and doubtless belonged to a different nest. 



§ 553. Five. — Sirka, Kemi Lappmark, 1857. 



Brought on 4th August by Carl Nullas-jarwi, who had been with 

 the post to Rauhala, where he received them from the Sirka post- 

 man, who had brought them thence. 



§ 554. One. — Keras-sieppi,Enontekis Lappmark, 1857. "With 

 bird's skin." 



From this single dirty egg, which nevertheless had a large young 

 one inside it, it appears that the bird was killed ; and on such facts 

 the Keras-sieppi men are trustworthy. The skin is before me. 



P.S. 16th August, Matthias says his brother Hendrik found this 

 nest, with young. 



§ 555. 7%f(?^. — Merta-vaara, Ounas-joki, Kemi Lappmark, 

 3-9 May, 1857. 



This was brought by Heiki, 11th July. He said they were found 

 in a tree. This information, coming from trustworthy sources, leaves 

 no doubt that these eggs are Hawk-Owl's. 



^ bb6. Five. — Palo-vaara, Salmo-jarwi, East Bothnia, 11-17 

 April, 1858. 



Out of six brought to Muoniovara, 22nd May, by Hendrik, having 

 been found as above in a tree which a Palokdrki [Picus martius] 

 had used. He saw the bird, and said that the Pissi which lays 

 eggs in tyllas is less than the common Pissi. 



[The name Pissi is often used in Lapland for all middle-sized and small 

 Owls, but by those who know the difference between them is restricted to 

 Surnia ulula, which is certainly the commonest species in the country. The 

 Hendrik mentioned above was probably mistaken as to the size of the bird 

 he saw, and I have little doubt in considering these eggs to be Hawk-Owl's, 

 since they are fully as large as the average of well-identilied ones in the 

 series.] 



