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departs about the end of September. It inhabits 

 woods, thickets, and gardens. Its song is soft, 

 mellow, and extremely pleasing, the first notes 

 prolonged, the rest gradually falling and becoming 

 shorter. The nest, which is composed of moss and 

 dry gras^, and lined with feathers, is of an oval 

 shape, with a small opening near the top. The 

 female lays six or seven white eggs, with numerous 

 reddish brown spots towards the larger end, and 

 with a few specks dispersed over the rest of the 

 surface. It is said to be common throughout the 

 greater part of Europe ; and according to the 

 accounts of Naturalists, is also found in North 

 America. Its food consists of insects. 



WARBLER, WOOD. 



ftl'LYJA SllHLLATlHX, Flcnt. 



This species is found in most parts of England, 

 and the south of Scotland. It arrives about the 

 end of April, and departs towards the end of Sep- 

 tember. It frequents natural woods and plantations, 

 and is seldom seen in hedges or brushwood, like 

 the Willow Warbler. The nest ; which is usually 

 placed on the ground amongst the herbage, is 

 externally constructed of dry grass, dead leaves, 



