. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . d Pennant recorded it inthe British Zoology published in 1776. Since then thebird has been repeatedly met with in various parts of thesouth of England, occurring^ on most of the furze-clad commonsof Kent, Surrey, and Middlesex; at Blackheath, BarnesCommon, Burwood Common, St. Georges Hill, WimbledonCommon, Wandsworth Common, Codalming, and ShootersHill; in Devonshire, near Teignmouth, Kingsbridge, and tothe north of Exeter; Truro, Falmouth, and Penzance, inCornwall; Alton and Andover, in Hampshire; in Worcestershire;Melton Mowbray, in L
. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . d Pennant recorded it inthe British Zoology published in 1776. Since then thebird has been repeatedly met with in various parts of thesouth of England, occurring^ on most of the furze-clad commonsof Kent, Surrey, and Middlesex; at Blackheath, BarnesCommon, Burwood Common, St. Georges Hill, WimbledonCommon, Wandsworth Common, Codalming, and ShootersHill; in Devonshire, near Teignmouth, Kingsbridge, and tothe north of Exeter; Truro, Falmouth, and Penzance, inCornwall; Alton and Andover, in Hampshire; in Worcestershire;Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire; the Downs near Lewes,Sussex, in September, 1850; and near Chichester, as A. Fuller,Esq., of Broyle House, informs me—one in 1852, and fivepreviously. A few have been known to breed on CannockChace, Rugeley, StaflPordshire, by R. W. Hawkins, Esq.; andone has occurred on the Denes near Yarmouth, ]^orfolk. The Dartford Warbler is exclusively confined to heathsand commons, the rough cover of such affordins: it the se-curity that it w % WAEBLER. 181 These birds appenr, *sans doute, to live with us throughoutthe year, being seen even in mid-winter, as well as in thesummer. In their habits they are very shy, concealing themselves,on being approached, in .the cover on the open downs andwaste places where they dwell, into which they creep in aquiet but secure manner. They prefer those places where thefurze is very thick, and also frequent thorn bushes. They arecapable of being kept in confinement, and are exceedinglyactive in all their movements, assuming a great variety ofattitudes. They shew much anxiety for the safety of theiryoung, using every art to allure intruders from the spot,almost suffering themselves to be touched before they moveaway. They fly with a short jerk, confining, for the most part,Iheir movements to the bushes, to which they attach themselves. Their food consists of flies, grasshoppers and other insects,and the former of these
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