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Warbler (Sylvia phragmitis) ; one was empty, and a 

 second contained an egg of the warbler with one of 

 the cuckoo. The cuckoo's egg was quite warm, and 

 the little nest was pressed down on one side, evi- 

 dently by the feet of the heavy bird. The nest was 

 on the ground amongst the grass and sedges. It was 



THE CUCKOO. 



pretty smooth inside, but less neat and elegant than 

 the reed warbler's. In a little copse on the left-hand 

 side of the road the boys pointed us out a nest of 

 the Song Thrush (Turdus mustcus), with five spotless 

 eggs. It was placed in the fork of a laurel grown 

 wild. These eggs we carefully preserved as abnormal. 



