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This bird is very frequent in the willows and other trees 

 near any water. 



The following is an extract from the often quoted 

 *' Flora " : — '' "Willow warbler. Its nest is said by Yarrell 

 to be always placed on the ground ; this does not seem, 

 however, to be generally the case. It is commonly found 

 in a low bush, and in one instance a nest was taken in some 

 laurel bushes twelve feet from the ground." 



With this I do not agree ; my own observations convince 

 me that the usual position of the nest is on the ground, 

 and that those built in trees are exceptions to the rule. It 

 is to be regretted that no further particulars are given of 

 the nest built in the laurel bushes, as that seems to me a 

 most remarkable situation ; when they are in trees I have 

 generally found them in pollards or on stumps, and never 

 in bushes. 



As varieties of common birds are always interesting, I 

 take the liberty of recording here a pure white variety of 

 the Willow Wren, now in my collection. It is a young bird 

 of the year, but the person from whom I had it had lost all 

 records of its locality. 



Sylvia rufa. 



Chiffchaff. 



LOCAL NAME. FIRST SEEN. EGG OBSERVED. 



Lesser FeUyclia;ps. April 20th, 1866. May 18th, 1867. 



March 29th, 1868. May 10th, 1869. 



1870. 



