334 BRITISH BIRDS' NESTti. 



Variable, both in coloration and size. Measure- 

 ments about *67 by *52 in. 



Time. May and June. 



Remarks. Migratory, arriving in April and May 

 and departing in September. Notes : call, harsh 

 and frequently uttered. The song of the male is 

 loud, merry, imitative, and uttered often, during 

 the night as well as the day. Local and other 

 names : Chat, Sedge Bird, Sedge Wren, Eeed 

 Fauvette. Sits rather close, and slips quietly off. 



WARBLER, WOOD. Also WOOD WEEN. 



Description of Parent Birds. Length about five 

 inches ; bill rather short, slender, slightly curved, 

 and brown ; crown, nape, lesser wing-coverts, back, 

 and upper tail-coverts olive-green, tinged with 

 yellow ; wings and tail dusky, bordered with yellow 

 of varying shades. A line of bright primrose yellow 

 runs from the base of the bill over the eye and 

 ear-coverts ; cheeks, chin, throat, and breast yellow ; 

 belly, vent, and under tail-coverts white ; legs, toes, 

 and claws brown. It is distinguished from the 

 Willow Warbler by its broader yellow band over 

 the eye, greener upper- and whiter under-parts, and 

 longer wings. 



The female is said to be a trifle larger than the 

 male, but is similar in plumage. 



Situation and Locality. On the ground amongst 

 thick herbage, in old plantations, woods, and other 

 places well supplied with tall trees. Scattered 

 generally throughout England, but said to be most 

 numerous in some parts of Yorkshire and Durham. 

 Met with in Scotland, but rare in Ireland. 



Materials. Dead grass, moss, and leaves, lined 



