


“4p THE NATURAL HISTORY 
A neft.of the, White Throats was found on # 
plum-tree about three feet from the ground, in 
the form of a cap, compofed of mofs, interwovell 
with bents of dry grafs. Sometimes it is,buill 
entirely of grafs coarfer without, and finer withing i 
White Throats lay five eggs of a greenifh. grey 
with red and brown {pots, | : 
In countries where figs, and xp QTOW, it 
feeds on thofe fruits. It frequents our gardens ia 
-fummer, and leaves us,in winter. It is. a thy, 
and wild bird, and fings with an erected creft, 
Tas ERPICUREAN WARBLER. 
The plumage rather dutky, white beneath; the brea 
fpotted with aft colour. Inhabits vite but a Le 
fouthern parts, 
It migrates into the more northern parts later 
than other birds of this Genus, and leaves them 
fooner ia the fummer; they are found in Get- 
many, and Poland, and as far north as Sweden; 
in autumn they return to Greece, and Italy ; and 
in winter probably go to ftill more fouthern clit 
mates, Their manners, and food, feem to change 
_ with the climate: im, the north they feed much om 
infects, in. warmer countries chiefly on fit 
guring the bom as grapes and hg 4 
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