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departs about the end of September. It inhabits 
woods, thickets, and gardens. Its song is soft, 
mellow, and extremely pleasing, the first notes 
prolonged, the rest gradually falling and becoming 
shorter. The nest, which is composed of moss and 
dry grass, and lined with feathers, is of an oval 
shape, with a small opening near the top. The 
female lays six or seven white eggs, with numerous 
reddish brown spots towards the larger end, and 
with a few specks dispersed over the rest of the 
surface. It is said to be common throughout the 
greater part of Europe; and according to the 
accounts of Naturalists, is also found in North 
America. Its food consists of insccts. 
WARBLER. WOOD. 
SYLVIA SIBILLATRIX, Elem. 
This species is found in most parts of England, 
and the south of Scotland. It arrives about the 
end of April, and departs towards the end of Sep- 
tember. It frequents natural woods and plantations, 
and is seldom seen in hedges or brushwood, like 
the Willow Warbler. The nest, which is usually 
placed on the ground amongst the herbage, is 
externally constructed of dry grass, dead leaves, 
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