. British birds. Birds. 184 BRITISH BIRDS. fine fibrous roots, a single flowering head of grass (still green), and a very little horsehair. The outside measure- ments of the nest were : depth, SJ in. ; diameter, 4 in., extending to 5 in. where the nest was built round the stems of the supports, tapering downwards to the centre almost. Nest of Marsh-Warbler in Somerset, June 28th, 1908. to a point ; interior diameter, 2 in. ; depth, 1^ in. This nest was originally located on June 10th by watching the birds building, and at the time of my visit, June 28th, it contained four eggs in an advanced s
. British birds. Birds. 184 BRITISH BIRDS. fine fibrous roots, a single flowering head of grass (still green), and a very little horsehair. The outside measure- ments of the nest were : depth, SJ in. ; diameter, 4 in., extending to 5 in. where the nest was built round the stems of the supports, tapering downwards to the centre almost. Nest of Marsh-Warbler in Somerset, June 28th, 1908. to a point ; interior diameter, 2 in. ; depth, 1^ in. This nest was originally located on June 10th by watching the birds building, and at the time of my visit, June 28th, it contained four eggs in an advanced state of incubation. They are quite typical, and cannot be confused with the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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