98 WILLOW WARBLER 



and marks, are from six to eight in number, and are white, 

 with numerous small specks of pale rusty red ; some are 

 less thoroughly spotted, and some most marked at the 

 larger end, while others are only sparingly dotted ; they are 

 a little polished : pure white ones have been met with. The 

 female bird sits very close upon them, and the male feeds 

 her in the nest, taking her place in the course of the day, 

 while she searches for food. 



The young are hatched the end of May or beginning 

 of June, and are fledged about the middle or end of 

 that month, or the beginning of July. A second brood is 

 generally reared during the season, and is abroad by the 

 beginning of August. 



