632 MERGUS MERGANSER. 
§ 5884. Four.—Kyro, 4 June, 1858. 
Brought by Johan Kyré, found at Motka-maa in a hole at the top 
of a dead Scotch fir. 
[Three from this nest were sold at Mr. Stevens's, 8 March, 1859, to Messrs. 
Burney, Marshall, and Troughton. I gave another to Mr. Salvin in 1860. ] 
§ 5885. Four.—Kyro, 3 June, 1859. 
Out of eight sent by Jakob Kyré and said to be Uu-Koskelo, but 
no down came with them. Found as above at Puttonen-mella. 
[Three of these sold at Mr. Stevens's, 31 May, 1860, to Messrs. Hope, Gould, 
and Powys, while I sent another to Dr. Heermann in 1861.} 
[§ 5886. One—Muotkavaara, 12 June, 1860. 
Out of seven, found in an old tree-stub, about three ells from the ground, 
by Johan Auta, the down sent with them. 
Three were sold at Mr. Stevens's, 9 April, 1862, to Messrs. Baird (2) and 
Wilmot. A fourth I gave the same year to Sysselmand Miller, and two to 
Dr. Heermann. } 
[§ 5887. Four.—Sieppi, 18 May, 1861. 
Brought 22 June, with the down, by Johan Olafsson Sieppi; found as above 
at Kemilaisten-vaara. There were ten eggs in this nest, but only nine reached 
me. I sent five of them to the Smithsonian Institution. } 
[§ 5888. Zwo.—Palo-saari, June, 1862. 
Found by Johan Auta as above, before Whitsuntide. 
A third sold at Mr. Stevens’s, 19 May, 1864, to Mr. Rake. ] 
[§ 5889. Zwo.—Loch Erricht, Perthshire, May, 1871. From 
Mr. Harvie-Brown, 1872 and 1886. 
One of these was kindly sent to me in 1872 by Mr. Harvie-Brown, and the 
second from the same nest as kindly given to me in 1886, while I was staying 
with him at Dunipace, when he added to the value of the gift by allowing 
me not only to read but also to copy from his Catalogue the entry concerning 
them, which tells their story in much detail. Succinctly it is as follows:—On 
the 29th of July, 1870, one John MacGregor, a gamekeeper, told Mr. Harvie- 
