THE BLACKBIRD. 



outermost island of the Hebridean group 

 and within sight of lone St. Kilda. 



Its nest is placed in isolated thorn 

 bushes, evergreens of all kinds, hedges, 

 in trees sometimes at a considerable 

 elevation, in holes in dry stone walls, in 



BLACKBIRD'S NEST. 



sheds, and even amongst grass upon the 

 level ground. Last spring I saw two in 

 the grass, one inside a thrashing machine, 



