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it in Lapland in 1856, and is an unusual structure like 

 a platform of twigs, surmounted by a large open cup 

 of lichens and grass ; the eggs also are of a peculiar 

 grey-blue tint with roundish blotches and streaks of 

 blackish brown and lilac. The Waxwing's low con- 

 tinuous note is not much heard, and the bird is shy in 



Waxwing 



summer, when its food consists mainly of insects. Its 

 flight is strong and often high. 



Family MUSCICAPID^S, or Flycatchers 



We next come to a much more modest species, the 



plain brown Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola), 



so called from its streaked breast ; it is very late in 



arriving from the south, and only remains with us 



