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been found in many other counties of England. Though 

 easily overlooked, it is not an uncommon bird around London 

 among the numerous and extensive gardens in which vegetables 

 and fruit are grown for the supply of the different London mar- 

 kets. It occurs as far to the westward as Devonshire, does 

 not appear to visit Cornwall, nor have I been able to trace 

 any notice of it in Wales. Mr. Thompson of Belfast, in 

 the continuation of his remarks on the Birds of Ireland, pub- 

 lished in the first number of the Annals of Natural History, 

 gives the following extract, in reference to the Garden War- 

 bler, from the MS. of the late John Templeton, Esq. " On 

 the 21st of May 1820, I had the pleasure of seeing this bird, 

 to whose haunt in my garden I was attracted by its pleasing 

 melody. It was not very shy, coming near enough to be 

 distinctly seen, — but was extremely restless, flitting every 

 moment from place to place, and only stationary on the 

 branch while it gave out its song. The male continued to 

 sing until the young were reared, when his song ceased for 

 about a fortnight ; then it was again renewed, as I suppose, 

 on the construction of a second nest." 



From London in a northern direction this bird is found 

 in Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Durham, and 

 Northumberland. JMr. Selby observes that he has found it 

 throughout the greater part of Scotland, particularly where 

 the wooded districts margin the lakes and rivers. The Gar- 

 den Warbler also visits Denmark and Sweden. In the latter 

 country, M. Nilsson says it arrives in the middle of May, 

 and departs in August. On the continent of Europe, this 

 bird is found from spring to autumn in all the temperate and 

 southern portions, inhabiting Italy from April to October. 



The adult male has the beak dark brown ; irides hazel ; 

 the eyelids white ; the head, neck, back, wings, and tail-fea- 

 thers, of a uniform hair brown : the whole of the under surface 

 of the body from the chin to the ends of the under tail- 



