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southern and midland districts of England, but in 

 Northumberland and the other parts of North 

 Britain is not so numerous as either the Wood or 

 Willow Warbler ; neither is it common in Ireland. 

 It frequents woods and thickets, preferring the 

 shades of solitary coverts and thick hedges. The 

 nest, which is oval or rounded, and placed on or 

 near to the ground, has a hole in the side, similar 

 to that of the Willow Wren. It is formed of dry 

 grass, withered leaves, &c., and lined with a quan- 

 tity of feathers. The female lays five or six white 

 eggs, speckled with dark purplish red. 



WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CHIFF- 

 CHAFF. 



MELODIOUS WILLOW WEEN. 



SYLYA HIPPO LAIS, Temm. 



Although this beautiful songster cannot be said to 

 be found in England, a specimen was shot in June, 

 1848, at Eythorne, near Dover. It is well known 

 on the Continent, inhabiting the gardens and hedge- 

 rows of those portions of the coasts of France and 

 Holland that are immediately opposite to our own, 

 and appearing in fact to be distributed generally 

 over Europe, from Sweden to the shores of the 

 Mediterranean. Its mode of nesting differs from 



