no BRITISH NESTING BIRDS 



Materials Used. — Grass, moss, and roots, lined with feathers, hair, 

 and wool. 



Eggs. — Four or Five. Greyish-white, spotted with greyish-brown. 



Food. — Insects. 



Voice. — Call, " which-is-it," and a shrill " chiz-zit " on wing. Also 

 utters occasionally a pleasant, subdued song. 



Chief Features. — The striking appearance, elegant movements, and 

 great activity of this, the smallest bird that walks, are well 

 known. Fond of visiting sheepfolds in Winter for small insects. 



Plumage. — In Summer variegated with black and white; black on 

 chin, throat, and neck; a little white on side of neck. In 

 Winter the back and scapulars ash-grey; white chin and throat, 

 with black gorget. Length. — Seven and a half inches. 



WAGTAIL, YELLOW (Motacilla rayii) 



Local Names. — Corn Willie, Cow Bird, Ray's Wagtail, Seed Bird. 



Seed Lady, Spring Wagtail, Summer Wagtail, Wangtail, Yellow 



Wagster. 

 Haunt. — Meadows, fields, stream-sides, etc. 

 Nesting Period. — May to July. 

 Site of Nest. — Banks and walls, or on the ground in fields of grass, 



corn, or turnips. 

 Materials Used. — Grass, roots, moss, feathers, and hair. 

 Eggs. — Five or Six. Whitish, mottled with yellow and ash-brown. 

 Food. — Insects. 

 Voice. — A shrill double alarm-note, and a few liquid notes uttered 



upon the wing. 

 Chief Features. — A Summer visitor only, arriving as early as March. 



The males, at such time, look very beautiful in their handsome 



dress. Fond of visiting cattle fields, where it runs about in a 



most engaging way. Winters in Africa. 

 Plumage. — Greenish-olive on top of head, lore, nape, back, and 



scapulars; over the eye a bright-yellow streak; sulphur-yellow 



underneath. Length. — Six inches. 



WARBLER, DARTFORD (Melizophilus undatus) 



Local Names. — Fire-Eyed Chat, Furze Wren. 

 Haunt. — Heaths, commons, etc. 

 Nesting Period. — April to June. 



Site of Nest. — Near the ground in a thick furze bush. 

 Materials Used. — Dead grass, furze branches, and wool. 

 Eggs. — Four to Six. Greenish, closely freckled with olive-brown 

 and cinereous, the markings ending in a zone at the larger end. 



