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THE WILLOW WKEN. 



The food of this species consists entirely of insects, such 

 as aphides, and it searches the leaves and branches of the 

 trees for these with restless activity. 



Its nest is built on the ground, usually amongst the long 

 grass near the margin of a wood, or by the side of a walk or 

 ride through a plantation, and is formed of moss, dry grass, 

 and dead leaves, lined with feathers. The eggs, which are six 

 or seven in number, are white, spotted with light red. 



The Willow Wren leaves us in August and September. 

 It may be distinguished from the Wood Wren as described 

 in the article on that bird. 



