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taken. I wish I had brought a Howard 

 Saunders, as one never knows what is new or 

 what is old. The Passerine Owl is an ex- 

 tremely rare bird. There is a pair about 14 

 miles from here, but we can't find the nest, 

 though we've spared the birds. Siskins I 

 don't believe come so far north. 



I'm feeding the young Woodpeckers on 

 ants' eggs, which they seem to enjoy the boys 

 collect them for me. They are all pretty old 

 and can fly perfectly, and two or three are 

 perfectly tame, taking anything out of my 

 hand. 



June 24th. Peter Johann from Keniovuopio 

 has arrived, with Mathias Johann (Siikarnopio), 

 and Heinrich has agreed to take us up to 

 Skibotten. Having finished packing, and 

 having seen my eggs off to Torneo, we made 

 ready to start. Just before this, however, a 

 boy brought in three young Rough-legged 

 Buzzards, which I put in the next divison of 

 the cage to the young Hawk Owls. 



We left at eight o'clock in the evening and 

 many people came tosee us off. The Finns have 

 a curious way of shaking hands, one man with 

 his right hand holds another's left shoulder, 

 while the other touches with his left hand the 

 other's right side. 



