520 ANSER FABAILIS. 
§ 5450. Zhree—Vuontisjarvi, June, 1854. 
Delivered to me with a letter! by Martin Piety at Kyry on the 
28th of November, during my bear-hunting expedition into Finland. 
Piety assured me that the eggs are those of Jso Hanhi [Great Goose}, 
as the man Nils had told him. He and all the others here agree 
that there are only two kinds of Geese found in the district, the Iso 
Hanhi and the Kilju-Hanhi, that is, the Bean and the White-fronted. 
Of the former I have examined one or two specimens. They never 
find one with other than red feet, and black tip to the beak, and the 
red feet are alike in all, though some are rather smaller and darker 
than others, believed to be the young birds, as doubtless they are. 
These eggs were in a sadly rotten and bard frozen condition when 
they came into my hands. 
2 January, 1855. Nils is now here. He says the Geese were 
Iso Hanhi, which has red feet and a reddish beak. 
§ 5451. One.—Nalima, June, 1856. ‘Taken out of the bird.” 
Brought on the 14th of June by Kenta Johan’s wife. At present 
I have no account of this bird. 
§ 5452. One.—Palojoki, Kittila, 1856. 
Found in the water of the river. Brought to Muoniovara, by 
Martin Piety, 31 July. 
§ 5453. Fouwr.—Peltouoma, 1857. ‘ With wings of Bean- 
Goose ; snared on nest.” 
Out of five received by me on 17 June at Peltouoma, and on 
enquiry the wings of the bird, still soft and fresh, were shewn to me. 
It was snared on the nest, which is said to be a common practice 
here, a hedge, in which there is an opening for the snare, being first 
* [The letter which Mr. Wolley transcribes in the Egg-book is in Finnish, but 
contains no information of particular value. With Mr. Dresser’s kind help, I 
subjoin a translation :—“I, Nils Vuontisjarvi, according to your wish, have been 
seeking eggs. I wandered two miles, but found none; so I went again and found 
several.” Then comes a list of them, including “3 Great Goose,” followed by 
“which I would send you now but I have no news from you. Be good enough 
to pay what vou think fair, for you are sure to know. Vuontisjarvesa, 1854 20/6.”) 
