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and notwithstanding its small size, and its sweet 

 singing, is highly prized by epicures on the con- 

 tinent. It is so shy and suspicions, however, that 

 it is not easily lured into a trap. It is found, 

 during summer, throughout Great Britain ; and 

 occurs frequently in the greater portion of Europe, 

 being widely diffused through the northern and 

 eastern countries. In Madeira, as well as at Rome, 

 it appears to be permanent. 



Another species of this genus, the Garden 

 Warbler* [Curruca hortensi's), is the Fauvette of 

 Buffon and other French writers, and is commonly 

 called, in our country, the Olive Fauvet, or Garden 

 Fauvet, and sometimes the Greater Petty-cliaps. 

 Buffon says that, of all the inhabitants of the 

 woods of his native land, these warblers are the 

 most numerous and agreeable. Lively and nimble, 

 always in motion, they seem occupied only witli 

 play and pleasure ; and, as he observes, it is very 

 amusing to see them pursue each other in sport, 

 for "their attacks are gentle, and tlieir combats 

 end with a song." A very sweet song it is, and 



* The Garden AVarbler is nearly six inches in length. Upper 

 parts hair-brown ; under parts dull whitish ; beak and feet pur- 

 plish-brown. 



