AMONG THE BIRDS IN SUMMER. 119 



Some of the very earliest breeding birds may 

 .still be found engaged in nesting duties towards 

 the close of summer. The Hedge Sparrow rears ^fl^' 



rows 

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brood after brood during spring and summer j n u 1y. 3rd 

 right up to the period of the autumn moult ; and 

 in a similar manner the noisy restless little Wren 

 is remarkably, prolific, often being engaged in 

 bringing up a family with the turn of the leaf. It w g r ,T 9 th ulld ' 

 is probable this bird rears as many as three or July ' 



