SA VP S WA RBL ER. 83 



SAVI'S WARBLER. 



PLATE CXV. 



Sylvia luscinoides, GOULD. 



Salican'a Inscinoidfs, YARRELI.. 



nest, which is placed on the ground, is formed 

 J- of the leaves of the reed, wound round and inter- 

 laced," but without any other lining-. 



It is begun the middle or towards the end of May, 

 by which time, or early in June, the eggs are laid. 

 Both birds sit, and very sedulously. 



The eggs are of a whitish colour, minutely speckled 

 nearly all over with pale red and light grey, in some 

 the red, and in others the grey, predominating. 



One, figured by Professor Thieneman, is mottled 

 over on a grey ground with small yellow blots. 



