378 A SPRING AND SUMMEE IN LAPLAND. 



ACCIPITRES. 



With the exception of the kestrel, the list of 

 hawks is the same. The gyr- falcon is one of the 

 commonest of the falcons. It does not appear 

 certain that the peregrine breeds in East Finland, 

 but is seen there early in the autumn and spring. 

 All except" the merlin, the peregrine, the osprey, 

 and the sparrow hawk remain during the winter. 



He does not notice either the lesser European 

 sparrow owl or Tengmalm's owl. The Lap. owl 

 is only occasionally met with in autumn, and does 

 not appear to breed further north than Enara. 

 The eagle owl .appears only once to have been 

 accidentally shot here in the winter. The short- 

 eared owl is a summer migrant. The snowy owl 

 and the hawk owl remain throughout the year. 



It is strange that the Ural owl is never seen 

 here. They have an idea up here that the snowy 

 owl always carries away its eggs if they are 

 touched. It appears to breed here in May. 



PASSE BIS. 



The cuckoo, not seen every year. 



The only woodpeckers noticed are the lesser 

 spotted and the three-toed, both which remain 

 throughout the year. 



The starling is accidental, but a young bird 



