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SEDGE WAEBLEE. 



SEDGE BIRD. SEDGE WEEN. EEED FATTVETTE. 

 PLATE CXVT. 



Sylvia salicaria, LATHAM. 



Sylvia Phragmitis, TEMMLNCK. 



Salicaria Phragmitis, SELBT. 



Calomoherpe Phragmitis, MACGlLLlVBAr. 



N. ROWE, ESQ., of Worcester College, Oxford, has taken the nest 

 in a Seringa tree. It is usually placed at about two, and never at a 

 greater height than three or four feet from the ground, on a stump 

 of a willow or alder tree, but g'enerally among the tall grass or flags 

 that grow along the side of the river or pool. Gr. B. Clarke, Esq., 

 of Woburn, has been kind enough to forward me specimens of the 

 nest and eggs. So has also James Dalton, Esq., of Worcester College, 

 Oxford. The nest is made of stalks of grass, and other smaller plants, 

 lined with finer parts of the same and hair: it is rather large, and 

 but loosely put together. Selby says that moss is sometimes used. 

 The young leave the nest very soon. 



The eggs, four, or generally five, Sir William Jardine says six or 

 seven, in number, are of a pale yellowish brown colour, marked with 

 light brown and dull grey. They are usually closely freckled all over. 

 Mr. Heysham mentions a nest which contained three quite white. 

 Sometimes they are uniform dull yellow: they are laid early in May. 



One variety consists chiefly of pale olive brown, with a thin waved 

 streak at the thicker end. 



A second is grounded with very pale yellowish green, with one very 

 thin waved black streak at the thick end. 



A third is of a greyish colour, thickly mottled all over with green. 



The above are figured by Professor Thieneman. 



