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it constructs a nearly globular nest, composed 

 of leaves, bents and moss loosely put together, 

 and thickly lined with feathers. It is entered 

 through a small hole in one side. In the 

 eastern counties, the country people call it 

 a " ground-oven/' The bird lays six or seven 

 white eggs speckled with light red. It has been 

 observed that the Willow Wren is strongly 

 attached to its nest, and will not forsake it, 

 though it has been frequently disturbed. 



CHIEFCHAFF. Sylvia Hippolais. 

 PLATE IV. FIG. 1. 



THIS bird, which is with difficulty distin- 

 guished from the willow wren, except by the 

 monotonous note from which it derives its 

 name, constructs also a very similar nest, 

 usually, however, choosing to place it in a 

 bush a short distance from the ground. The 

 egg may be distinguished by its fewer spots, 

 which are of a dark purple colour, approach- 

 ing black. 



