THE LESSER WHITETHROAT. 



The Lesser Whitethroat is inferior to 

 the Greater as a musician, but makes up 

 for its deficiency in quaUty by its liber- 

 ality in regard to quantity, for it sings 

 almost incessantly, especially during 

 sultry weather, and keeps on until very 

 late in the summer. Its notes are with- 

 out variation, hurriedly delivered, and 

 sound like sip, sip, sip. 



The bird's call notes have been likened 

 to the words check, check. 



