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In early spring flocks of Reed-Buntings haunt 

 these bushes ; but I have not seen them during 

 the time that they should be building, so that 

 they probably go elsewhere for nesting. 



One of our Warblers the Lesser Whitethroat 

 seems very fond of building in the bushes on 



YOUNG LESSER WHITETHROAT. 



the banks of the stream. This bird can readily 

 be distinguished from the more common, or 

 Greater Whitethroat, by the slight tinge of pink 

 on the breast feathers. When they first arrive 

 in this country this distinctive mark is very con- 

 spicuous, but after a few weeks' stay in our climate 

 this seems to disappear to some extent. Whether 



