BARRED WARBLER. 
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eastern parts of Europe. It is found on tlie sliores of 
the Mediterranean, and thence to Sweden and Norway, 
the north of Germany and some parts of Russia, and 
in Hungary. It is more rare in Austria, but is found 
in Lombardy, Piedmont, Central Italy, and the coast 
of Barbary. Count Milhle doubts if it occurs in the 
Py renees. According to Temminck, it is found acci- 
dentally in Provence, and during its passage in 
Tuscany; less rare in the Levant, and common in the 
neighbourhood of Vienna. 
The Barred Warbler belongs to the same division as 
the Whitethroats, and, like them, though of considerable 
size and somewhat clumsy appearance, it is swift and 
active. It lives generally very much concealed, and is 
not, therefore, so often observed as the other members 
of the group. It has a particular predilection for 
thorny bushes. Avoiding mountainous districts, it is 
found in field hedges and young thickets, particularly 
where blackthorn and whitethorn abound. In spring it 
is observed in woods on high trees about the period 
of migration, getting again into the thickets in the 
autumn. It is a restless bird, never known to sit 
still, hopping about from branch to branch, and gliding 
along the fence with considerable rapidity. When met 
with suddenly, it raises up the feathers on the top of 
its head, like the Common Whitethroat, jerks up its 
tail, and utters a harsh cry. 
Count Miihle does not give our bird a very high 
character. He says it is not only a very restless, but 
also a very quarrelsome and jealous fellow, driving away 
all other birds out of its hunting district ; and vrhile 
the lady bird is performing the duties of incubation, 
her lord is assiduously engaged in driving off all 
disturbers of the peace. 
