THE WILLOW WARBLER. 27 



it is very numerous in the cold season, but it 

 has been found much further southward. Mr. 

 Ayres sent a specimen to Mr. Gurney from 

 Natal ; the late Mr. Andersson met with it 

 in Damaraland, S.W. Africa ; and Mr. Layard 

 some years since procured specimens at the 

 Cape. As is often the case with allied species, 

 the remarks as to habits and food which have 

 been applied to the Wood Warbler will apply 

 almost equally well to the present species. 

 The distinction between the birds themselves 

 has been already pointed out. The nests of 

 the Willow Wren and Chiff-chaff are both lined 

 with feathers, the' eggs of the former being 

 white spotted with red ; while those of the 

 latter are white spotted with purple, chiefly at 

 the larger end. 



Varieties in this group of birds are rarely 

 met with, and it may therefore be worth notice 

 that in May, 1861, a primrose-coloured Willow 

 Wren was shot at Witley Park, in the parish of 

 Witley, Surrey, and forwarded for inspection to 

 the editor of " The Field." 



