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walking on a cow-track, when the bird got up a couple of yards from 
the track, so Ludwig saw there were four eggs. Then they set four 
snares, two in each stick, for they set up two like gateposts, with the 
snares meeting in the middle, and then they made a hedge round 
the nest. They went away and ate, and when they came back the 
bird was strangled. It is now (15th August) before me, a black 
cock bird. Ludwig saw the hen also. Two of the eggs had already 
holes in them, the beak of the young bird shewing. 
§ 3656. Four.—Rowa, June, 1855. 
Brought by Nils Punz on 23rd of June—a fine nest. 
§ 3657. Oxve.—-Peldouoma, 1855. 
Out of three brought by Michael Sadio. 
[Another was given to Mr, Wilmot, the third I cannot trace. | 
§ 3658. Four.—Meras-jarvi, 1855. 
Brought by Christine Andersdotter Blind, a Lapp girl, -on the 
23rd June, under the name of Tiuttz. 
§ 3659. Zhree-—Wassara, 1836. 
Out of seven, which seem to be from three nests, mostly broken, 
He brought them on the 12th July, and called them Mustatiuttz. 
§ 3660. Four.—Salmojirvi, 1856. 
Brought by Fred on the 23rd June. He said they were Muséa- 
tiutti. 
§ 3661. Hour.—Sadio, 1856. 
Brought by Michael. 
§ 3662. Four—Mielmuka, 13 June, 1856. 
Found by Solomon IJlietalla, who lives at Mielmuka-uoma, where 
I was two days ago looking for bears’ spoor. He brought them to 
Ludwig as Mustatiutti on the 24th. 
