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times makes its nest some distance from the ground), 

 the Willow Wren and the ChifTchaff lining theirs 

 with feathers, but the Wood Wren contents itself 

 with fine grass and hair. The Wood Wren is the 

 latest to arrive towards the end of April, and departs 

 the earliest in autumn; the Willow Wren leaves us 

 in September, the Chiffchaff not unfrequently linger- 

 ing on into October. It should be remarked that 

 not only the W^illow Wren but the Chiffchaff are 

 not by any means confined to woods, but are equally 

 common in gardens, orchards, hedgerows, and 

 thickets. 



