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round and ou which Niemi's Abraham constantly had his eye. Go 

 where the man would, the bird always came to the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood of the nest, which without doubt belonged to it. Satisfied 

 ou this point, I shot it, and found that it had no white ring on the 

 neck, and was therefore the common Pied Flycatcher. The nest now^ 

 (Kaaressuando, 2nd June) before rae is made of grass with a few 

 white and a few coloured Grousers feathers in the lining. The same 

 day I found another nest high up in a Scotch fir — the bird with a 

 peculiar croaking. The nest similarly lined with white and coloured 

 (speckled) Grouse's feathers. In the first nest were many fleas. 



^ 1145. i^/>.— Lapland, 1854. " With bird." 



Found by Heiki on or about 30th June. He has brought and 

 partially stuffed the bird, and it clearly is the Pied Flycatcher. 

 There were seven eggs ; Ludwig and I have broken two ; they had 

 not been sat upon. 



^ 1146. Four. — Kyro, Kerai Lappmark, 1856. 



Brought by Kyro Niku under the name of Lippi-ticcinen, which 

 he says is derived from its cry. It is common on his side of the 

 country, says Ludwig, who has no doubt that the eggs were genuine. 

 Niku did not know whether I wanted this bird's eggs. 



§ 1147. r/^;-6^^.—Muotka-jarwi, 24 June, 1856. " With bird." 



Brought by Maria, who called them Parma-lintu [Linota Unaria] , 

 but the skinned bird shews the species. They were found in a Wood- 

 pecker's hole in Lehma-selka (Cows'-ridge). 



^ 1148. Six. — Cumberland, June, 1839. From Mr. J. Hancock. 



With the nest in a box inscribed in Mr. Hancock's writing. I 

 cannot remember in what year he gave it to rae. It was said to be 

 a complete one^ and all the eggs are blown in precisely the same way. 

 I have never had it out of the paper box in which it was before to- 

 day [1859] . The nest has large leaves used in its make. 



§ 1149. y/zr^-e.—Sarki-jarvvi, East Bothnia, 1859. 



Found by Heiki and brought by his boy,>who said his father saw 

 the bird. 



