THE CHIFF-CHAFF. 



{Phylloscopus rufa.) 



A LT HO UGH the smallest of the three 

 ■^ ^ species, the Chiff-chafF is apparently the 

 hardiest of them all, for it often braves the winds 

 of March, and makes its appearance in England 

 long before the leaves have given signs of 

 approaching summer. As I have already 

 pointed out the means of distinguishing this 

 little bird from its congeners, and have referred 

 to its nest and eggs, it will suffice to state that, 

 like the Willow Wren, it is a regular summer 



