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that of the other Warblers. The nest, instead of 

 being placed near or on the ground, is built at a 

 considerable elevation, sometimes near the top of 

 tall bushes or young trees. Instead of being dome- 

 shaped, like that of the other species, it is open at 

 the top. It is composed of grass, bents, and long 

 hairs, interlaid and wound together, and lined with 

 fine roots, hair, wool, &c. The eggs are of a pale 

 purplish white, speckled with dark or purplish red, 

 the ground colour differing a little from that of 

 the Willow Warbler. The food of this species 

 consists chiefly of various caterpillars and small 

 insects. 



WARBLER, DARTFORD. 



SYLYIA PEOYiNCiALia, Temm. 



The Dartford Warbler is a permanent resident 

 in England, occurring on commons in several of 

 the southern counties. It was first noticed in 1773, 

 by Dr. Latham, who procured a pair from Bexley 

 Heath, near Dartford, in Kent, from which 

 place it has taken its English name. It inhabits 

 furze thickets, among which it glides with the 

 greatest ease and activity, flying with short jerks 

 in the manner of the Whinchat and Whitethroat. 

 It feeds upon flies, grasshoppers, and other insects, 

 which it frequently seizes on the wing. Its nest, 

 which is loosely constructed, like that of the 



