88 THE WAXWING. 



soon as he was at a distance ; the rising and 

 falling of the crest of the bird ; its curious song 

 or voice. All he is eager to tell ovp"- and over 

 again ; and I have the fullest version, with all 

 the 'I said,' ' Heiki said,' 'Michel said,' 'Ole 

 said,' etc." 



The eggs of the Waxwing are no longer the 

 rarities in collections that they were before 

 Wolley's day, but they are still looked upon as 

 prizes, and niany of the best clutches in the 

 British Museum are from the collection obtained 

 by WoUey nearly forty years ago. 



