‘$8 WITH THE-TSLAND BIRDS ONCE MORE: 
how the old swans had fared. Climbing up 
the ‘ Bridal Path,’ we found the birds had 
gone. The nest was there, but, to our joy, 
three great green eggs were left unhatched. 
XXIII: A SWAN’S NEST WITiI THREE GREAT GREEN 
EGGS (7'59-size). 
These we washed with the greatest care, 
and, replacing them, I exposed two plates. 
And this is how we got the old bird off 
her nest (see Chap. II). (Swans lay from 
