. Britain's birds and their nests . capilla).Plate 124. The most obvious characteristic about this Warbler isthe cap of glossy black in the cock, and rufous brownin the hen. A brown cap is visible on the young birdsbefore they leave the nest, and the difference between thesexes in this respect becomes apparent in the firstautumn. Apart from the cap, the species is very similarto the Garden-Warbler, and is of almost the same size. The Blackcap is also a summer visitor to the BritishIsles, except that a few occasionally pass the winter withus. Its arrival in spring is rather earlier than that of
. Britain's birds and their nests . capilla).Plate 124. The most obvious characteristic about this Warbler isthe cap of glossy black in the cock, and rufous brownin the hen. A brown cap is visible on the young birdsbefore they leave the nest, and the difference between thesexes in this respect becomes apparent in the firstautumn. Apart from the cap, the species is very similarto the Garden-Warbler, and is of almost the same size. The Blackcap is also a summer visitor to the BritishIsles, except that a few occasionally pass the winter withus. Its arrival in spring is rather earlier than that ofthe preceding species. The range of the two within our area is very much thesame. In most localities both birds may be found, butthere is a tendency for particular spots to be given upmore or less completely to one or the other. The Black-cap, however, is the more local of the two. The general habits of the two are alike, and theBlackcaps song is at least equal in merit to that ofthe Garden-Warbler. The nesting habits are also much. Plate 124. BLAC KCAP—Sylvia airicapHla. Length, 5-75 in. ; wing, 2-75 in. [Passeres : Turdidce ; Sylviina^.]2 o 324 \l/ C-
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