346 BRITISH BIRDS' XESTS. 



the grey on tlie head and neck and the rosy tinge 

 on her under-parts. 



Situation and Locality. — Amongst nettles, 

 brambles, thick rough grass, wild rose bushes, on 

 hedgebanks in woods ; on banks of streams, and 

 wooded commons in nearly all suitable localities 

 throughout the United Kingdom. One of those in 

 our illustrated page was in a hedgebank, and the 

 other, containing one egg and one newly-hatched 

 young one, in a small open bush several feet away 

 from a hedge. The nest was so much canted over 

 on one side that the Qgg and young one were in 

 danger of falling out. 



Materials. — Dry grass stems and hair. The 

 nest is deep, very flimsiiy constructed, and loosely 

 attached. 



Eggs. — Four to six, a dirty greenish-white, 

 spotted and speckled with grey and brown. The 

 spots are larger but not so pronounced as those of 

 the Lesser Whitethroat ; nor do they so often 

 form a zone at the larger end, according to my 

 experience. The ground colour is not of so clear a 

 white either. Size about '12 by -55 in. 



Ti)>ie. — May, June, and July. The photograph 

 of the nest with the young one in was taken in 

 the last month. 



Beinarls. — Migratory, arriving in April and 

 departing in September or October ; individual 

 specimens have, however, been observed as late 

 as December. Notes : song " consists of numerous 

 agreeable strains given in rapid succession " whilst 

 the bird is in the air. Local and other names : 

 Nettle Creeper. Sits closely. 



