THE WILLOW WREN. 



Description Nest Eggs. 



the covert-feathers are also white, and the tips of 

 some of the coverts being of the same colour, 

 form a white line across the wing. The tail is of 

 a dusky colour, about an inch and half long, with 

 some of the edges of the feathers of a yellowish 

 green, the feet and claws are pretty near of the 

 same colour. 



This is a beautiful, but rather rare bird ; it is 

 found in some of the woods about Oxford, also 

 in Warwickshire and several places in Wales : it 

 has sometimes been seen in the southern parts of 

 Scotland. The female lays six or seven very 

 small eggs, not larger than peas, and feed upon 

 small insects. 



THE WILLOW WREN. 



THIS bird is a little larger than the common 

 wren. The upper parts are of a pale olive-green; 

 the under 'pale yellow, with a streak of yellow 

 over the eyes. The bill is brown ; the wings and 

 tail are brown, edged with yellowish green ; the 

 legs are yellowish. 



The willow wren is rather common in Eng- 

 land; it is migratory, but comes early in the 

 year. It makes its nest in holes at the roots of 

 trees, in hollows of dry banks, and other similar 

 places. This is round, and not unlike that of the 

 wren. The eggs are dusky white, marked with 

 reddish spots; and are five in number. 

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