BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



and builds a somewhat 

 larger and rougher nest. 

 It lays larger eggs, as 

 will be seen by reference 

 to our illustration be- 

 low, and not so many of 

 them ; six appearing to 

 be the maximum num- 

 ber of a clutch. (See 

 Plate III.) 



It is said that the 

 Shetland Wren is also 

 larger than its typical 

 mainland representa- 



ST. KILDA WREN'S NEST. < -i i ,-i , 



tive, but whether it 



differs as widely as the bird found in St. Kilda I 

 am unable to say. 



Whether the St. Kilda Wren does or does not 

 differ sufficiently to entitle it to a specific name I 

 must leave systematists to decide, but there can be 

 no doubt whatever that the publication of its points 

 of difference was a bad thing for the bird, and it has 

 been found 

 necessary to 

 protect it and 

 its eggs by 

 law. It is very 

 gratifying to 

 be able to 

 state from 

 personal 

 knowledg e 

 that the 



proprietor Oi UPPER T wo EGGS LAID BY ST. KILDA WREN. 



St. Kilda LOWER TWO BY MAINLAND WREN. 



