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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



St. Ikilba Wim 



THE St. Kilda Wren (Troglodytes hirtensis, Seebohm) is 

 a resident species on the islands of St. Kilda, Scotland. 

 To Mr. Charles Dixon, the well-known naturalist, is due 

 the honour of having brought from St. Kilda the speci- 

 mens originally described by the late Henry Seebohm. 

 The adult male closely resembles the common wren, but is 

 superior in size, and the feet are much stronger and larger. 



