THE WILLOW WREN. 



THE WILLOW WREN. 



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The A\'illow \\''ren, or 

 Willow Warbler, arrives 

 in this country early in 

 April, and takes its de- 

 parture again in Sep- 

 tember, although in- 

 dividuals linger with us 

 sometimes throughout 

 the winter in the south- 

 ern parts of England. 

 In colour it is olive-green on its upper 

 parts, with dullish-slate bro\('n wings 

 and tail ; chin, throat, ancj breast 

 whitish-yellow, and rest of under parts 

 greyish-white. . The pale yellow line over 

 the eye is narrower than, that worn by 

 the Wood Wren. .> 



This species is more numerous than 

 either the Cliiff chaff or the Wood "Wren, 

 and is generally distributed over the 

 ^*<v. British Islands whei^ever trees or bushes 

 grow iiv^sufficient numbers for its re- 

 cj^uirements . - ■ : 



Its nest is generally situated on the 



