Savi's Warbler 



drainage has so affected its haunts that it is no longer to 

 be found there. The last known British specimen was killed 

 over fifty years ago. Possibly a few individuals may some- 

 times occur on migration, as it still breeds locally in some 

 parts of Holland, but, except for historical interest, it can 

 no longer be included among our British birds. 



The sexes are alike, and in size it slightly exceeds that 

 of the preceding species. The upper parts are of a uniform 

 reddish brown, under parts whitish, passing to buff on the 

 breast and flanks. Length 5*7 in. ; wing 2 '6 in. 



THE HEDGE ACCENTOR 



Accentor modularis (Linnseus) 



Of dingy colour, quiet, unobtrusive, yet ever busy, the 

 Hedge Accentor, vulgarly misnamed the " Hedge Sparrow," 

 resembles in his character those among us who are content, 

 even in the bustle of our great cities, to go quietly on their 

 way, doing good wherever they find opportunity and receiv- 

 ing uncomplainingly the kicks which their busier brethren 

 are often only too eager to bestow. 



And so it is with the Hedge Sparrow ; year in, year out, 

 he is ever with us, quietly and diligently seeking his food 

 along a hedge bottom, on the edge of a coppice, on the 

 garden path, or wherever else he may happen to find him- 

 self. He does incalculable good in destroying numbers of 

 noxious insects, and when winter comes, and such food is 

 scarce, he turns his attention to seeds of all kinds, thus 



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