THE WILLOW WREN. 



THE WILLOW WREN. 



THE Willow Wren, or 

 Willow Warbler, arrives 

 in this country early in 

 April, and takes its de- 

 parture again in Sep- 

 tember, although in- 

 dividuals linger with us 

 sometimes throughout 

 the winter in the south- 

 ern parts of England. 

 In colour it is olive-green on its upper 

 parts, with dullish-slate brown wings 

 and tail ; chin, throat, and breast 

 whitish-yellow, and rest of under parts 

 greyish- white. The pale yellow line over 

 the eye is narrower than that worn by 

 the Wood Wren. 



This species is more numerous than 

 either the Chiffchaff or the Wood Wren, 

 and is generally distributed over the 

 British Islands wherever trees or bushes 

 grow in sufficient numbers for its re- 

 quirements. 



Its nest is generally situated on the 



