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Whitethroat, is placed in the centre .of the thickest 

 furze bush. The eggs, which are rather smaller 

 than those of the Whitethroat, are of a greenish 

 white, freckled all over with olivaceous brown and 

 ash colour. 



WARBLER, GARDEN. 

 GREATER PETTY-CHAPS. 



SYLVIA HonTtNsis, Flem. 



This species arrives about the end of April, and 

 is generally dispersed in England as well as the 

 south of Scotland. It occurs chiefly in thickets, 

 plantations, woods, and gardens, and like the rest 

 of its shy tribe is more often heard than seen, 

 usually singing from the very centre of some close 

 retreat. The nest^ which is frequently placed on 

 the ground, is loosely constructed, and the eggs, 

 from four to six in number, are of a dull white 

 colour, dotted with light brown and grey spots. 

 It feeds on insects and worms. 



WABBLEB, GEASSHOPPEE. 



GRASSHOPPER LARK. 



SYLVIA LOCUSTELLA, Penn. 



This slender and elegantly-formed, but plainly- 

 coloured, little bird arrives in England from the 



