314 SYLVIADA. 
British Bird, by Sir Ashton Lever, who observed and ob- 
tained specimens in Lancashire, which he sent to Dr. La- 
tham, then residing at Dartford. Since that period it has 
been found in many other counties of England. Though 
easily overlooked, it is not an uncommon bird around 
London among the numerous and extensive gardens in 
which vegetables and fruit are grown for the supply of the 
different London markets. It occurs as far to the west- 
ward as Devonshire, does not appear to visit Cornwall, 
nor have I been able to trace any notice of it in Wales. 
Mr. Thompson of Belfast, in the continuation of his re- 
marks on the Birds of Ireland, published in the first 
number of the Annals of Natural History, gives the fol- 
lowing extract, in reference to the Garden Warbler, from 
the MS. of the late John Templeton, Esq. ‘On the 21st 
of May 1820, I had the pleasure of seeing this bird, to 
whose haunt in my garden I was attracted by its pleasing 
melody. It was not very shy, coming near enough to be 
distinctly seen,—but was extremely restless, flitting every 
moment from place to place, and only stationary on the 
branch while it gave out its song. The male continued to 
sing until the young were reared, when his song ceased for 
about a fortnight; then it was again renewed, as I sup- 
pose, on the construction of a second nest.” 
From London in a northern direction this bird is found 
in Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Durham, and 
Northumberland. Mr. Selby observes that he has found 
it throughout the greater part of Scotland, particularly 
where the wooded districts margin the lakes and rivers. 
The Garden Warbler also visits Denmark and Sweden. 
In the latter country, M. Nilsson says it arrives in the 
middle of May, and departs in August. On the continent 
of Kurope, this bird is found from spring to autumn in all 
