THE GARDEN WARBLER. 



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THE GARDEN WARBLEB 



This bird is one of our sweetest songsters, and is supposed by some 

 to be little inferior to the Nightingale itself. So we may well pardon 

 its occasional depredations on our garden fruit for the sake of it 

 melody. 



It is a migratory bird, arriving in England in April, and leaving 

 towards the end of August or the beginning of September. Almost 

 every part of England is visited by this bird, and especially those 

 counties where are thick woods and plenty of water. 



The color of this Petti chaps i? an olive green, shot, as the ladies 

 ay, with a greyish shading; while some parts of the body, such 9* 



GARDEN BED8TAET. 



the sides of the neck, the throat, and under parts, are either ash grey 

 or greyish white. The length of the bird is about six inches. 



Its nest is built in hedges, and situated near the ground. In it are 

 laid four or five eggs, of a whitish grey color, spotted with brown, 

 the spots being collected towards the larger end. 



This is the Beccafieo of the Italians, so celebrated as a dainty for 

 the table. 



