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Whitethroat, is placed in the centre of the thickest 
furze bush. The eggs, which are rather smaller 
than those of the Whitethroat, are of a greenish 
white, freckled all over with olivaceous brown and 
ash colour. 
WARBLER, GARDEN. 
GREATER PETTY-CHAPS. 
Sytvra Hortensis, lem. 
This species arrives about the end of April, and 
is generally dispersed in England as well as the 
south of Scotland. It occurs chiefly in thickets, 
plantations, woods, and gardens, and like the rest 
of its shy tribe is more often heard than seen, 
usually singing from the very centre of some close 
retreat. The nest, which is frequently placed on 
the ground, is loosely constructed, and the eggs, 
from four to six in number, are of a dull white 
colour, dotted with light brown and grey spots. 
It feeds on insects and worms. 
WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER. 
GRASSHOPPER LARK. 
SYLVIA LOCUSTELLA, Penn. 
This slender and elegantly-formed, but plainly- 
coloured, little bird arrives in England from the 
