The Willow Wren 



SOME difficulty will no doubt be exper- 

 ienced by young nature-students in 

 distinguishing this little warbler from its 

 relatives the chiffchaff and the wood wren, 

 as it is somewhat similar in size, appearance, 

 and habits to both these birds. It is larger 

 than the chiffchaff, however, and is not so 

 green on its upper parts or light-coloured 

 underneath its body as the wood wren. 



The song of the Willow Wren differs 

 widely from that of its relatives, and if you 

 are gifted with a good ear for music, this 

 fact will help you. Its notes mount up 

 round and full, and then run down the scale 

 and expire, whereas those of the wood wren 

 consist of sounds something like "sit-sit-sit-sit 

 see-eeeeeze" each note rising in pitch and 

 finally ending in a long thin one. The chiff- 

 chaff's song cannot be confused with that of 

 any other bird, because it consists of two oft- 

 repeated notes that sound like " chiff-chaff." 



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