NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



THE SEDGE WARBLER. 



The Sedge War- 

 bler, or Sedge 

 bird, as this rest- 

 less, noisy little 

 creature is fre- 

 quently called, is 

 by far the most 

 numerous mem- 

 ber of its family 

 visiting the 

 British Islands 

 during the sum- 

 mer. It arrives 

 in April, and takes its departure again 

 for its winter quarters, which extend as 

 far as South Africa, in September, al- 

 though odd specimens are said to have 

 been seen even in winter. 



It is about four inches and three- 

 quarters in length, greyish-brown on its 

 upper parts, streaked with dusk}/ brown ; 

 its chin and throat are white, and under 

 parts pale buff. Over the eye is a con- 

 spicuous yellowish white streak, which, 

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