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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



of a pale brownish-yellow ; toes and claws the same. The 

 plumage wears as the summer advances, and becomes a 

 greyish-brown on the upper parts, and paler underneath. 



The female has scarcely any dusky lines on the front of 

 the neck, and the breast is lighter in colour j but in other 

 respects there is not much difference in the appearance of 

 the sexes ; in fact, they are very difficult to distinguish. 



The Grasshopper Warbler is found in France, Germany, 

 Switzerland, and Holland, also in Sweden, Denmark, 

 and the southern parts of Russia. 



In some localities it is familiarly known as the Cricket 

 Bird. 



