PART II. 



WARBLERS. Sylvia. 



CHAPTER I. 



ROBIN, OR RED-BREAST. Sylvia rubicola. 



THIS favourite and familiar little bird, 

 known to almost every reader as the 

 Robin Red-breast of the story of the 

 "Babes in the Wood," is another native 

 of Europe, who we only occasionally see 

 in confinement in this country. In Eng- 

 land, he is everywhere held in respect 

 and esteem, and is known by the most 

 endearing appellations. There, where he 

 is quite hardy, he becomes so sociable in 

 winter as to tap at the window and claim 

 the protection of man. Entering the house 

 and perching upon the table, he seeks out 



