. Harmonia ruralis, or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds : illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes ... . f V /\ill, fAa;« i:ocfi%^n,- ...QJllUk fim0-U4 ^n-AJV. f^sYr-lih::! mh^ U, n^,n:M\ji:\ sSA?;;SRiD3E. MA USA 62 • •>••» M»4H«..<« NEST AND EGGS OF THE PETTYCHAPS. PLATE LXII. This little warbler makes its nest near the root of atree or on some sunny bank, under a furz bush, or a tuftof grass. The nest before me, consists wholly of thestalks of dried grass, the coarser on the outside, the fin-e
. Harmonia ruralis, or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds : illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes ... . f V /\ill, fAa;« i:ocfi%^n,- ...QJllUk fim0-U4 ^n-AJV. f^sYr-lih::! mh^ U, n^,n:M\ji:\ sSA?;;SRiD3E. MA USA 62 • •>••» M»4H«..<« NEST AND EGGS OF THE PETTYCHAPS. PLATE LXII. This little warbler makes its nest near the root of atree or on some sunny bank, under a furz bush, or a tuftof grass. The nest before me, consists wholly of thestalks of dried grass, the coarser on the outside, the fin-er within, only a few black hairs are mixed in the lin-ing. The form of the nest is a little odd; it was plac-ed on the steep side of a little hillock, under a tuft offern. The fore part and sides of the brim are narrow,the back side broader and raised, but not properly arch-ed, as in the nest of the Green Wren next to be de-scribed. The eggs are from eight to in num-ber; they are of a pure white and spotted with smallred spots. In Yorkshire this bird is called Strawsmall or ^^- 0/r>1^ (?. •yy ^^. S^ulliJk^tLs Ihi Aell)}r6ch^prd 63MOTACILLA TROCHILUS. Syst. Nat. 338. GREEN OR YELLOW WREN. PLATE LXIII. X he bill is horn colour, with a black tip ; the eyesblack; the inside of his mouth yellow. Over the eyesis a yellow line, the head and back are green, with anolive shade; the rump more yellow. The wings and tail,dusky olive, the feathers of both edged with a paler ol-ive; the throat, breast, and belly, are a bright yellow, inthe male; paler in the female, her belly being of adusky white. The covert feathers beneath the tail, inboth male and female, are of a pale buff colour. Onthe angle of the wing is a spot of a beautiful yellow, inboth sexes. The song of this little bird is loud and shrill, and hisnotes sprightly and pleasant; he perches on the branchof some tall tree; and, with mouth wide open, wingshalf raised and s
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