THE WILLOW WREN. 



THE WILLOW WREN. 



THE Willow Wren, or 

 Willow Warbler, arrives 

 in this country early in 

 April, and takes its de- 

 parture again in Sep- 

 tember, although in- 

 dividuals linger with us 

 sometimes throughout 

 the winter in the; south- 

 ern parts of England. 

 In colour it is olive-green on.its upper 

 parts, witt\ dullish-slate brown wings 

 and tail ; phin, throat, an^l Abreast 

 whitish-yellow, and rest of pftdef parts 

 greyish-whit e.x\ The pale yeji&w line over 

 the eye is nar^wer thai^fhat worn by 

 the Wood Wren. 



This species is ^nGb0re numerous than 

 either the Chiffcha^f or the Wood., Wren, 

 and is generally Distributed over the 

 British Islands whenever tre^/^r 'bushes 

 grow irt sufficient numbers for its re- 

 quirements."" 



Its nest is generally situated on the 



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