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§ 5864. Four. — Koskimaa-suu, Muonioniska, 24 May, 
1868. 
Knoblock wrote of these that they were brought to him with the down 
7 June, 1868, by Carl Abrahamsson Nollenjirvi, who said they were Ungilo- 
eggs and down, and further that he and his workman, Johan Enontekkis, had 
gone on the morning of the 24th of May by boat to Koskimaa-suu to see whether 
there were fish in a net which they had set some days before. Near the place 
was a birch-tree in which about ten years before a hdlka [nest box] had been 
hung to get Sotka (Goldeneyes’) eggs, and out of it, as they came near, there 
flew a bird, which Johan declared to be Ungilo, saying that he had seen it 
before and knew it. They took the eggs, which they knew were valuable, with 
the down. In consequence of the high flood, the birch stood in water, and the 
bottom of the Adlka was not more than two ells from its surface. Koskimaa- 
suu is about half a mile (Swedish) to the north of Muonioniska on the Finnish 
side. Knoblock himself afterwards went to the place to examine the nest, 
and took from it the small quantity of down that had been left in it, which 
was of the same sort as that which was brought with the eggs, and a little 
tuft of it was left on the bark of the birch near the hole in the hdlka. } 
{§ 5865. Four.—Iso-saari, Muonioniska, 16 June, 1868. 
Of these Knoblock wrote that on the 23rd of June Isak Aronssen Porainen 
came from Upper Muonio village with six Ungilo and three Sotka eggs which 
he had found on the 16th, in a Aé/ka (nest-box) on Iso saari, the big island in 
the river. The Sotka eggs were laid in the middle and the others round them. 
Knoblock asked for the down, but Isak said there was next to none in the nest. 
On the 2nd of July, Knoblock went to Upper Muonio, and took Isak with him 
to the island to examine the nest. The Ad/ka hung ona spruce about four 
ells from the ground and was laid with moss at the bottom. This he took and 
plucked from it some down and feathers which he sent tome. Isak had not 
seen the bird, when he took the eggs. He is known as an honest man, and 
says he will willingly take oath that all was as he said. 
One of these eggs I gave to Mr. T. E. Buckley. Knoblock sent only two of 
the Goldeneyes’ found with them (cf. § 5861). ] 
[§ 5866. Four. — Kuusen-vuopio, Muonioniska, 25 June, 
1868. 
Knoblock wrote of these that they were brought to Muoniovara on the 28th 
by Johan Nilsson, who said that he had been on the 25th to Kuusen-yuopio- 
pera, rather more than a mile to the north of Muoniovara on the Swedish 
side, where there was a ha/ka hung up in a Scotch fir. When he came near, 
there came out of it a bird unknown to him. He did not see it very close, 
but only that it was white on the belly. He examined the hdlka and took 
from it five eggs with the down, which he brought to Knoblock. | 
