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and the north of Sweden. An individual was shot 

 near Newcastle, in May, 1826, and another in 

 Dorsetshire. It is found in low swampy grounds^ 

 on the woody borders of boggy heaths, and on the 

 banks of streams running through wet springy 

 meadows, where there is abundance of alder and 

 willow underwood. The nest is placed on the 

 ground, among the plants of bog myrtle, in places 

 overgrown with coarse grass, or in the bottom of 

 stubbs of scrubby brushwood in wet situations. 

 The nest is composed of dead grass and a little 

 moss, lined with finer grass. The eggs, from four 

 to six in number, are of a uniform greenish blue ; 

 and those of an allied species, found in Sweden 

 and Lapland, are greenish blue, freckled with 

 brown. The food of the Blue-throated Warbler 

 consists of earthworms, insects, and berries. 



WARBLER, CHIFF-CHAFF. 



LESSER PETTY-CHAPS, OR LEAST WILLOW WREN. 



SYLYA EUFA, Temm, 



This species, which is found in Italy during the 

 winter, is one of the earliest arrivals of our migra- 

 tory Warblers, and is easily recognized by its well- 

 known note or cry of Chiff- Chaff, which it fre- 

 quently repeats. It is a common bird in the 



