70 WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



was taken away, however, I sent for my brother, 

 and although it w^as very late in the evening he 

 managed to j^hotograpli me and my trophies. 



When Sandy Campbell saw the boys dragging 

 the fish past om- cottage, he told me that he re- 

 collected the time when the St. Kildans would not 

 eat it, as they said it had no substance (oil) in it. 

 They simply took the liver out of such as they 



WRENS' EGGS. 



The iq-iper and larger eggs are those of the St. Kilcla Wren, the lower ones are those oj the 



Mainland ]]'ren. 



caught, and either cured the body for exportation 

 or threw it to their dogs. 



Whilst in Hirta I gave one bird particular 

 attention, on account of tlic controversy which took 

 place some years ago as to its claims to be con- 

 sidered a distinct species ; and as I do not know 

 any of Ihe disputants except ])y repute, what I 

 here put down nuiy be taken as entirely iin})re- 

 judiced either way. I refer to tlie Wren {Trog- 

 lod/jtes parvulus) met with in St. Kilda. It may be 

 worth while to mention Ix'fore going any further 

 that I have been familiar witli vyvvv note, move- 

 ment, and attitude of its mainland re})resentative 



