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water. It is composed of sedge grass, reed leaves, moss, 

 hair, and reed down. It is found in the Southern and 

 Eastern portions of England. The eggs number four or 

 five, light greenish-blue or greenish- white, spotted, freckled, 

 and clouded with greenish-brown or dark olive, and under- 

 lying markings of greyish-brown. The spots are generally 

 most numerous round the larger end of the egg. 



THE WOOD WARBLER. 



BREEDS sparingly throughout England and in Southern 

 Scotland. Its nest is placed in tufts of coarse grass and 

 other vegetation on the ground, and is composed of dry 

 grass, leaves, and bits of moss, and lined with horsehair 

 only. This feature will readily distinguish it from the nest 

 of the ChifEchafE and Willow Wren, whose semi-domed 

 structures it closely resembles in other respects. The eggs 

 number from five to seven, white in ground colour, 

 numerously spotted and freckled with purplish-brown and 

 underlying markings of grey. 



THE TWITE. 



THE Twite breeds on the moors in the North of England, 

 Scotland, and in Ireland. Its nest is situated on or near the 

 ground amongst heather or furze. It is composed of sprigs 

 of heath, and lined with rootlets, wool, feathers, and hair. 

 The eggs number four or five, sometimes six, and are 

 similar to those of the Linnet, pale bluish-green, spotted, 

 speckled, and streaked with purplish-red and reddish- 



