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water. It is composed of sedge grass, reed leaves, moss, 
hair, and reed down. It is found in the Southern and 
Eastern portions of England. The eggs number four or 
five, light greenish-blue or greenish-white, spotted, freckled, 
and clouded with greenish-brown or dark olive, and under- 
lying markings of greyish-brown. The spots are generally 
most numerous round the larger end of the egg. 
THE WOOD WARBLER. 
Brezps sparingly throughout England and in Southern 
Scotland. Its nest is placed in tufts of coarse grass and 
other vegetation on the ground, and is composed of dry 
grass, leaves, and bits of moss, and lined with horsehair 
only. This feature will readily distinguish it from the nest 
of the Chiffchaff and Willow Wren, whose semi-domed 
structures it closely resembles in other respects. The eggs 
number from five to seven, white in ground colour, 
numerously spotted and freckled with purplish-brown and 
underlying markings of grey. 
THE TWITE. 
Tue Twite breeds on the moors in the North of England, 
Scotland, and in Ireland. Its nest is situated on or near the 
ground amongst heather or furze. It is composed of sprigs 
of heath, and lined with rootlets, wool, feathers, and hair. 
The eggs number four or five, sometimes six, and are 
similar to those of the Linnet, pale bluish-green, spotted, 
speckled, and streaked with purplish-red and reddish- 
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