BLUE BREAST. 67 



BLUEBREAST. 



BLUE-THROATED WARBLER. BLUE-THROATED REDSTART. 

 BLUE-THROATED ROBIN. 



PLATE CIX. 



Sylvia Suecica, JENYNS. 



Motacilla Suecica. BEWICK. 



Phanicura Si/ SELBY. GOULD. 



Ficedula Suecica, EYTON. BECHSTEIN. 



Curruca Suecica, SELBY. 



rr^HE nest is placed on the ground, among the larger 



herbage, on the sides of banks, and among low 

 brushwood. It is well concealed, and is composed of 

 dried grass and a little moss, the blossoms of the reed, 

 leaves, small stalks, and roots, and is lined with finer 

 moss, hair, and the beautiful down of the cotton-grass. 



There are two broods, and the first is sometimes 

 on the wing so early as the end of May. The male 

 assists the female in the work of incubation. 



The eggs are four, or five, or six in number, and 

 of a greenish-blue colour. The shell is very delicate 

 and fragile. J. R. De Capel Wise, Esq. has forwarded 

 me a specimen for the use of this work. 



One is of a greyish green, spotted with a few pale 

 reddish spots. 



