The Yellow Hammer 



YOU are not at all likely to mistake this 

 very familiar British bird for any 

 other, unless it be, perhaps, its much rarer 

 and shyer relative, the cirl bunting. All 

 you have to remember is that the male 

 has no black on his yellow head, and the 

 female is not marked with yellowish brown 

 under her chin. 



The Yellow Hammer is common all over 

 the country. The male loves to sit on the top 

 of a hedge or bush and sing by the hour 

 together. His song is not of first-class 

 order as bird-music goes. It consists of 

 two oft-repeated notes, and has been aptly 

 likened to the words, " A little bit of bread 

 and no cheese/' Many people consider it 

 a dreary affair, but it has the merit of 

 being uttered during hot July days when 

 other feathered vocalists are silent. 



The nest is built in a bramble, thorn, or 

 other bush. Sometimes it is eight or ten 



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