244, LIMICOLA PLATYRHYNCHA. 
party Herr Salomon found a Trana-bo [Crane’s nest, § 3177]. In 
the wood I shot a young Lanius, probably excubitor. In the fen 
were also common Titlarks, of which we found several nests, and a 
few Grey-headed Yellow Wagtails. Over it I saw a Buzzard of 
some kind and a pair of small Hawks attacking it. The first nest 
of T. platyrhyncha Herr Salomon found, hearing the bird get up 
from it, just after he had passed. It was not more than twenty 
paces from a nest of Scolopax gallinula, found at the same moment 
by a boy [§ 4182]. I took the eggs and returning in half-an-hour 
to the Snipe, the 7. platyrhyncha got up close to its own nest, and 
I shot it just as it was settling again. The eggs were a good deal 
sat upon. The second nest was found by a boy in an exposed place. 
He shewed me where the bird had flown, and I shot it running upon 
the ground, a few yards from its nest. 
§ 4119. Four. 
Karto-uoma, 29 June, 1853. ‘ Bird shot. 
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The first nest I found, seeing the bird fly off in great trepidation. 
It was, as most of the nests of this species are, upon a little knob or 
tuft in the swampy part of the marsh, where grow Hquisetum, Care, 
and so forth. I shot the bird: the eggs were quite fresh. The 
second nest was found by Theodore. I heard the bird making a 
plaintive noise, like a chick, some little way off in the direction in 
which it was said to have flown, and I shot xt as it just skipped into 
the air for a short flight. This day there were only two boys and a 
big lad, beside Theodore and Ludwig, with me. 
§ 4121. Four.—Palojoki, 3 July, 1853. 
These four eggs of Broad-billed Sandpiper, Ludwig found in our 
beat at Palojoki on the Russian side. The bird left the nest and I saw it 
several times, but I did not succeed in shooting it. There was not 
many of its kind in the marsh; but there was Totanus glareola 
(most numerous), Ruffs, Greenshank, Whimbrel, and Black Redshank. 
I shot a Whimbrel and also a Black Redshank, which was exceedingly 
clamorous as usual, and at the same time I caught a young Black Red- 
shank, half as big as the parent—perhaps three weeks old. It was 
near the middle of the marsh. The nest of the Broad-billed Sand- 
