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§ 5501. Zen.—Sutherland, 1850. From Mr. Bantock, of 
Dunrobin. 
I was not fortunate enough to find the nest of this species myself, 
but I saw birds at the Altnaharra end of Loch Naver, making their 
very peculiar noise in the evening. The gamekeeper there said they 
were then (10 May, 1849) only just beginning to breed. Their 
nests were in long heather by the side of little water-courses, but | 
could not find any, and I relied upon meeting with them afterwards, 
which I never did, excepting at the Lairg end of Loch Shin, where 
Ferguson, Lord Ellesmere’s gamekeeper, put me across to the 
tongue of land in Mathieson’s ground, where he said there was sure 
to be a nest; but I could not find it. I saw many of the birds 
about on the 12th of May. I could hear of none in Assynt. 
Mr. Bantock, at Dunrobin, had a quantity of their eggs. Mr. L. 
Heyworth, to whom I have given one, tells me he saw many birds 
on Loch Awe, in Argyll, in June, and was shewn some of their old 
nests with broken eggs. They were more numerous there than 
Wild Ducks. He has also brought eggs of this bird from Sweden. 
§ 5502. Four.—Muonioniska, June, 1853. 
These eggs, with the name Haapana [| Wigeon], brought with other 
Ducks’ eggs [$$ 5578, 5830] by a woman for sale. She had only 
seven or eight of them. They were fresh. ‘Theodore translated the 
name by Graand [Grey Duck], but he is imperfectly acquainted 
with the birds of the neighbourhood of Haparanda, and still less 
does he know the local names here. 
§ 5503. Seven.—Songamuotka, 30 May, 1854. 
Nest found by boatman Elias, on the top of the high bank [up the 
river], some paces from its edge, just before coming to Songamuotka, 
The bird flew off and he said it was Huapana [Wigeon]. He 
brought me the nest—grey down with white centres. I expected 
Wigeons’ nests there, as there were two or three pairs on the water, 
which is there still and favourable for the young. 
§ 5504, Stv—Muonioalusta, 7 June, 1854. 
From Piko Heiki; brought to Ludwig on the 18th. 
