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near the bottom of a tuft of thick coarse herbage, 
and well concealed, is composed of coarse grass, 
and lmed with hair. The female lays four or five 
egos of a pale yellowish brown, freckled with 
darker brown. 
WARBLER, SEDGE. 
Syrvia Puraemiris, Selby. 
The Sedge Warbler, which is rather common in 
many parts of England, but rare in Scotland, 
arrives the end of April, and departs the be- 
ginning of October. Its favourite resorts are 
places overgrown with reeds and other tall aquatic 
plants, among which it searches for its insect food 
and places its nest, which is bulky, loosely con- 
structed of grasses, and lined with finer materials. 
The eges, five in number, are of a greenish white 
colour, dotted with light brown, 
WARBLER, WILLOW. 
SYLVIA TORCHILUS, Penn. 
The Willow Warbler, which is very generally 
dispersed, arrives in England early in April, and 
