88 BIRDS' EGGS 



six eggs (Plate VI., Fig. 4), blue-green, finely 

 spotted at the large end with red-brown. 



The companion of Eobin Kedbreast, the 

 Wren or Jenny Wren (Troglodytes parvulus), 

 makes a very interesting nest in a hole in 

 a bank or tree-trunk, or in a bush. It is 

 composed of moss and similar materials, lined 

 with feathers, and is ball-shaped with a hole 

 in the side. There are five to seven eggs 

 white, dotted with light red at the larger end 

 (Plate VL, Fig. 5). 



The Blue Titmouse or Tom -tit (Parus 

 cseruleus) nests in a hole in an old wall or a 

 tree, using moss, lined with hair and feathers. 

 The eggs are six to ten or twelve in number, 

 reddish-white, spotted with light red (Plate 

 VI., Fig. 6). 



The ' blithesome and cumberless ' Skylark 

 or Laverock ( Alauda arvensis] places its nest 

 on the ground, in a field. It is composed of 

 grass loosely put together, and is very difficult 

 to find. More frequently one comes upon it 

 by chance, when passing through a grass field. 

 It contains four or five greenish-grey eggs, 

 freckled with light brown (Plate VL, Fig. 7). 

 The song of the lark is remarkable for the 



