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and moss, and lined with fine grass and hair. 

 The eggs are six in number, white, with nu- 

 merous purplish red spots over the whole surface, 

 but confluent and forming a zone towards the 

 larger end. Its food consists of insects and their 

 larvae, principally of those kinds that feed upon 

 the foliage of trees. 



WAXWING, BOHEMIAN. 

 WAXEN CHATTERER. 



BOMBYCILLA GARRULA, Flem. 



The Bohemian Waxwing is said to be generally 

 dispersed in winter over the Continent, but in sum- 

 mer it retires northward. It is only an occasional 

 or accidental visitor in Great Britain, appearing 

 in winter generally in flocks, and feeding on the 

 berries of the hawthorn and mountain ash. The 

 Waxwing is a rare bird in France and Provence, 

 still more rare in Italy, and it never crosses the 

 Mediterranean Sea. It is found, however, in various 

 parts of Asia, Europe, and North America, along 

 the mountainous range skirting the North Pacific 

 Ocean. Although the migratory habits of this 

 bird are well known, and many of the localities 



