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middle to the end of April, and is generally dis- 

 persed in this country, but is not numerous. It 

 has also been found in a few instances in the south 

 of Scotland. It frequents low and damp situations, 

 overgrown with furze, brambles, and underwood. 

 It is remarkably shy and timid, and is seldom seen 

 upon the wing, generally remaining shrouded in 

 the middle of the thickest furze, which it threads 

 with the rapidity of a mouse. It builds in the 

 closest brambles and thick underwood. The nest 

 is composed of dry grass, lined with similar but 

 finer materials. The eggs are white, closely 

 freckled with carmine spots. 



WARBLER, GREAT SEDGE. 



THRUSH-LIKE WARBLER. 



SYLVIA TTJRDOIDES, Temm. 



A specimen of this (the largest European) War- 

 bler was shot three or four miles west of New- 

 castle, near the village of Swalwill, in May, 1847, 

 since which time it has been met with in two or 

 three instances in England. In its habits resem- 

 bling the Reed Warbler, it frequents those banks 

 near water which are overgrown with reeds and 

 rushes, where it seeks its food, consisting of beetles, 

 flies, &c. Its general appearance, and its mode 

 of nesting, closely resemble those of the Reed 

 Warbler. The nest, which is found in the same 



