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§ 5685. Four.—Nalima, 19 June, 1853. 
Hewitson, ‘ Eggs of British Birds,’ ed. 3, pl. exvi. fig. 1. 
Bought at Nalima, called by the seller Meri-lintu [Sea-bird, 
i. e. Scoter |. 
[Mr. Wolley at first supposed these to be Velvet Scoter’s, but soon after 
found they were not. One of them was figured by Mr. Hewitson (ut supra). } 
§ 5686. Five.—Lieppi-miervi, June, 1853. 
These were from a nest upon the lake which contained nine eggs, 
according to the hushonde [master of the house]. He assured me 
that the birds (Meri-lintu) were all quite black, those with white 
upon the wing [Velvet Scoter] going further north to breed. They, 
the quite blacks, only occasionally breed on his water. He pointed 
out to me the shrub upon an island underneath which the nest was. 
He knows the eggs both by their appearance and by the colour of 
the down of the nest. I saw on the lake a single cock Black Scoter 
and two or three flocks of birds in the hen plumage—the latter not 
breeding, and probably, thinks the peasant, last year’s birds. 
§ 5687. One.—-Kaaressuando, 1853. 
Out of seven, called Meri-lintu, and Herr Engelmark [the priest] 
described the bird, which was decidedly the Common Scoter. It 
hears the same name at Muonioniska, in which neighbourhood it 
breeds very sparingly. All these eggs were from one nest. 
[At Mr. Stevens’s, 26 January, 1855, three were sold to Mr. Burney and 
two to Dr. Frere. ] 
§ 5688. Zwo.—Mannajarvi, 13 June, 1854. 
Out of six found by Ake Engelmark and taken by him to his 
father, who blew and made a note of them. 
[At Mr. Stevens’s, 26 January, 1855, two were bought by Mr. Walter. ] 
§ 5689. Five.—Ojianputas, 1854. 
The place is near Mannajiirvi, where Ake Engelmark found a nest 
of Scoter the same season [§ 5688]. The present nest was found 
by the drdng [servant]. 
