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1 The Nightingale. 2 Blackcap. 3. Wren. 4 Redbreast, 5 Sedge Warbler. 6 WhitethrmU 



The above birds are all British. The Nightingale is a summer visitor to England. < and the European 

 continent, migrating in winter into Egypt and Syria, and the northern districts of Africa. It is also a 

 native of Asia, where its song is as celebrated as in Europe. It haunts close shrubberies, copses and dense 

 coverts. It sings at night. 



The Blackcap is scarcely inferior to the Nightingale in its musical powers. It is very shy and retired, 

 frequenting woods, thickets and orchards. ■ 



The Sedge-Warbler lives in marshes on the banks of rivers and lakes. The other birds of the above 

 group will be noticed on another page 

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