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in the southern counties of England, is said to be chosen 
by the Marsh Warbler for its nest. It employs grass- 
stems and leaves, moss and spiders’ webs, in the construc- 
tion of its nest, with an inner lining of horsehair. The 
eggs number from five to seven, and vary considerably in 
coloration. One type is said to be greenish-white, spotted, 
blotched, and marbled with olive-brown, and another 
greenish-blue, blotched and spotted with olive-brown 
and grey underlying marks. It is a rare and local breeder 
with us. 
THE SNOW BUNTING. 
Tae highest mountain-tops of Scotland and the Shetlands 
are patronised by the Snow Bunting during the breeding 
season. It makes its nest of withered grass, fine roots, and 
moss, and lines it with down, wool, hair, or feathers, and 
situates it in crevices of rock or amongst loose stones. The 
eggs number from four to eight, but five or six are 
generally found, varying from dull white to very light 
greenish-blue in ground colour, spotted and blotched with 
reddish-brown, and occasionally streaked with blackish- 
brown. The markings are most numerous at the larger 
end, and the underlying ones are of a light grey and pale 
brown. 
THE SPOTTED CRAKE, 
THE eastern and southern counties of England are the 
favourite breeding resorts of this somewhat uncommon 
bird. Its nest is large, and made of reeds, sedges, rushes, 
and other materials growing in swamps, and is placed on a 
