33 2 OUR SUMMER MIGRANTS. 



be classified into certain well-defined groups, 

 according to their structure and habits, and the 

 haunts which they frequent. Upon the wild 

 open wastes and commons we find the Chats, to 

 which family belong the Whinchat, the Stone- 

 chat, and the well-known Wheatear. In the 

 hedgerows and copses are to be seen the three 

 species of Willow Warblers the Wood Wren, 

 Willow Wren, and Chiff-chaff. Wooded gardens 

 and fruit trees attract the Garden Warbler, 

 Blackcap, and Whitethroats ; and the thick 

 sedge and waving flags by the waterside shelter 

 the various species of River Warblers. In the 

 open meadows and moist places by the river 

 bank or sea coast we need not search long 

 to find the Pipits and Wagtails ; and while the 

 Flycatchers perch familiarly on our garden 

 walls, or pick the aphis off the fruit trees, the 

 Swallows build under our very eaves, and claim 

 our protection for their young. High above 

 all, the noisy Swift holds his rapid, wondrous 

 flight, wheeling and screaming to his heart's 

 content. 



