174 SYRNIUM LAPPONICUM. 



§ 562. Two. — Merta-vaara, Kyro, Kemi Lappmark, 28 May, 

 1856. " With hen bird." 



P. Z. S., 1857, pp. 56, 57. O. W. tab. ix. fig. 10. 



Taken, as above, three-quarters of a mile east of Kurkio-vaara. 

 The nest was in a Scotch fir. Kurkio-vaara Matti said that earher 

 in the year he shot a Pikku Huuhkaja, but did not see the nest until 

 after he had done so. He skinned it, and Ludwig saw the skin. 

 When, soon after, on 28th May, he went again to the place, the sur- 

 vivor had a new mate, and there were two eggs in the nest. He 

 thought if he shot the hen he could get another egg from her inside. 

 Unluckily he shot just through the egg, which had a hard shell. 

 The skin of this bird I have sent to England. The eggs are in size 

 about 2 in. by 1-6 in., and 2-1 in. by 1*65 in. 



P.S. — Muoniovara, 5th April, 1857. Matti, now here, says that 

 the nest was made of sticks and all kinds of stuff inside, about three 

 fathoms and a half high up in a large Scotch fir, where it divided into 

 several great forks. It was not like a new nest, and he describes it 

 as about two feet in thickness. He was several times at the nest ; 

 first no eggs, and so on. He now says, with certainty, that the skin 

 he brings (that of the bird he shot) was a cock, so that it was the hen 

 which got a new husband. 



[In his communication to the Zoological Society before referred to, Mr. 

 Wolley, then writing under date of " February 2nd, 1857," states that the 

 first bird killed from this nest '' was found to be a female, with eggs inside." 

 He had not then seen the Owl-slayer ; but it appears from his postscript of the 

 5th April, that the second bird had been confounded with the first, which 

 was in reality a cock. I believe the skins of both are in the Museum at 

 Noi-wich.] 



§ 563. T^i^^o.— iEkka-jarwi, Kemi Lappmark, 1857. *' With 

 both birds." 



0. W. tab. ix. fig. 11. 



Brought by Michael, on 4th August. He said they were left at his 

 house during his absence from home (probably about Midsummer) by 

 Abraham Korkala, who had related that there were four more eggs 

 inside the hen bird. This man lives at ^kka-jarwi, which is about 

 a mile (Swedish) to the east of Sardio. The skins lie before me. 



[The skins were, I believe, among those sent to Norwich.] 



