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NEST AND EGGS OF THE PETTYCHAPS. 



PLATE LXII. 



This little warbler makes its nest near the root of a 

 tree or on some sunny bank, under a furz bush, or a tuft 

 of grass. The nest before me, consists wholly of the 

 stalks of dried grass, the coarser on the outside, the fin- 

 er within, only a few black hairs are mixed in the lin- 

 ing. The form of the nest is a little odd; it was plac- 

 ed on the steep side of a little hillock, under a tuft of 

 fern. The fore part and sides of the brim are narrow, 

 the back side broader and raised, but not properly arch- 

 ed, as in the nest of the Green Wren next to be de- 

 scribed. The eggs are from eight to twelv.e in num- 

 ber; they are of a pure white and spotted with small 

 red spots. 



In Yorkshire this bird is called Strawsmall or Beam- 

 bird. 



