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BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE GARDEN WARBLER. 



(Sylvia Hortcnsis, Bechst. Bee-fin Fauvette, 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH about six inches. Bill pale brown ; 

 upper parts of the body brown, tinged with olive 

 green; under parts dingy white, a little inclining 

 to brown across the breast ; quills dusky, with 

 pale edges ; tail dusky ; over each eye is an 

 indistinct whitish line : legs pale brown. The 

 male and female are much alike. The eggs are 

 dull white, irregularly marked with dusky spots. 

 This bird frequents woods and thickets, has a 

 sweet song resembling that of the Black-cap, 

 and its general habits are much like that bird ; 

 it often secretes itself in the thickest parts of 

 the bushes, where it may be heard but not seen. 

 It is truly a mocking bird, imitating the notes 

 of various kinds, generally beginning with those 



