258 PARUS CINCTUS. 



§ 1068. Seven. — Muoniovaara, 3 June, 1854. 



Found by Ludwig in a Woodpecker's hole in a dead Scotch fir 

 about six feet from the ground. The nest was a Redstart's and still 

 contained two of its eggs [§ 1413], which had been built upon by the 

 Titmouse, as shewn by the difference in lining. He saw the two 

 birds fighting, and the Titmouse had the best of it. I have since 

 (25 October, 1854) seen the hole. 



§ 1069. Fii-e.—khovQ Naimakka, 9 June, 1854. " J. W." 



Bree, ' Birds of Europe,' vol. iii. pi. 



Found by myself in a hole (apparently that of a Lesser Spotted 

 Woodpecker), about four feet from the ground, in a birch-stump. 

 The bird flew out, and I tried to cut off the piece of the stump entire ; 

 but it broke just above the nest. It now occurred to me to catch the 

 bird on the nest, and I tied up the piece with string. At last, after 

 several failures, I popped my hand over the hole and caught the 

 bird alive. The nest is made of Rats' hair — principally, if not 

 entirely, of Lemmings'. 



[Que of these Qgg^s was lent by me to Dr. Bree to be figured in his work, 

 as he therein states (ed. 1, iii. p. 9).] 



§ 1070. m^e.— Above Maunu, 6 June, 1854. 



Found by Apoo in the night of 5-6 June, by the side of the foss. 

 The nest, now before me, is made principally of Lemmings', but with 

 a few Reindeers' hairs. 



§ 1071. /S'^m?.— Naimakka, 1856. 



O. \V. tab. xi. fig. 4. 



Found on Aina-warpi-jarwiu-ranta. The nest is made of fine moss 

 and Mouse-hair, Avith a few feathers and Reindeer-hairs. 



§ 1072. Seven. — Kiitkas-suando, 6 June, 1857. 



Brought by Maria with the nest, made of Rats' hair and feathers. 

 She does not know two kinds of Pistee-tianen. Black dirt all over 

 these eggs, as I have noticed before in those of this bird. 



