BRITISH BIRDS. 2IJ 
THE REED FAUVETTE. 
SEDGE BIRD. 
( Motacilla Salicaria , Lin . — La Fauvette de rofeaux , Buff.) 
This elegant little bird is about the fize of the 
Black-cap : Its bill is dulky : eyes hazel ; the 
crown of the head and back are brown, marked 
with dulky ftreaks ; the rump tawny ; the cheeks 
are brown ; over each eye there is a light ftreak ; 
the wing coverts are dulky, edged with pale brown, 
as are alfo the quills and tail ; the throat, breaft, 
and belly are white— the latter tinged with yel- 
low ; the thighs are yellow ; legs dulky ; the hind 
claws are long and much bent. 
This bird is found in places where reeds and 
fedges grow, and builds its nelt there $ it is made 
of dried grafs and tender fibres of plants, and lined 
with hair, and ufually contains five eggs, of a dir- 
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