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peculiar song, which is short and lively, but not 
remarkably pleasant. The Whitethroat feeds on 
insects, larvee, and soft fruits. The nest, usually 
placed among brambles, briers, or rank herbaceous 
plants, is elegantly but loosely constructed of 
withered stems of goosegrass, lined with finer 
filaments and hair. The eggs, generally five in 
number, are of a greenish white, spotted and 
freckled with greyish green and purplish grey. 
The young often leave the nest before they are 
well able to fly, particularly if disturbed. 
WHITETHROAT, LESSHE. 
Sytvia SYLVIELLA, Penn. 
This bird arrives and departs about the same 
periods as the rest of its species. It is uncommon 
in the south of Scotland, and less common than the 
other species of Whitethroat in any part of Eng- 
land. It feeds on insects, larvee, and small fruits, 
and frequents garden hedges and thickets. It is 
extremely active and shy, and has a short and not 
unpleasant warble. The nest, which is placed 
among briers or herbage, is composed of the 
stems and leaves of slender grasses, rather loosely 
interwoven, with a lining of fine straws, fibrous 
roots, and hair. The eggs, usually five in number, 
are of a greyish white, spotted and patched with 
light grey and brown. 
