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Order I 



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 Mlac. The Waxwing's low con- 

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



WaxTwing 



summer, when its food consists mainly of insects. Its 

 flight is strong and often high. 



Family MUS0I0APID.ffi3, 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 



