THE DABTFQKD WARBLER. 



Sylvia Dartfordioisis. 

 Motacilla provmcialis. 



HIS pretty little warbler is 

 tolerably well distributed 

 throughout the south-eastern 

 counties of England, but is 

 found most abundantly in 

 Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and 

 Middlesex. In some localities 

 it is commonly known as the 

 Furze Wreo, a name indicat- 

 ing its partiality for thick 

 growths of furze. It remains 

 with us all the year round, 

 and may be seen actively 

 searching for food amongst 

 its prickly haunts, even when 

 the branches are thickly laden 

 with snow. 



The Dartford Warbler is 

 extremely active and nimble 

 in its movements, and its 

 habits are restless and untir- 

 ing. Its food consists for 

 the most part of insects ; flies, 

 spiders, grasshoppers, moths, 



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