. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE LESSER FAUVETTE. PASSERINE WARBLER.{MotacUla paJferinOf Lin.—Z.^ PaJJerinettey BufF.) Length nearly the fame as the laft: Bill palebrown; upper parts of the body brown, llightlytinged with olive green; under parts dulky white,a little inclining to brown acrofs the breaft; quillsdufky, with pale edges; tail dulky ; over each eyethere is an indiftin6t whitifli line ; legs pale male and female are much alike: The eggsare of a dull white, irregularly marked with duf-ky and black fpots.—This bird is alfo a mocker,but its fong
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE LESSER FAUVETTE. PASSERINE WARBLER.{MotacUla paJferinOf Lin.—Z.^ PaJJerinettey BufF.) Length nearly the fame as the laft: Bill palebrown; upper parts of the body brown, llightlytinged with olive green; under parts dulky white,a little inclining to brown acrofs the breaft; quillsdufky, with pale edges; tail dulky ; over each eyethere is an indiftin6t whitifli line ; legs pale male and female are much alike: The eggsare of a dull white, irregularly marked with duf-ky and black fpots.—This bird is alfo a mocker,but its fong is not fo powerful as the laft. BRITISH BIRDS. 213. THE WINTER FAUVETTE. HEDGE WARBLER, HEDGE SPARROW, OR DUNNOCK.{Motacilla Modularise lAn.—La Fauvette dAiver, BufF.) The length of this well-known bird is fomewhatmore than five inches : Its bill is dark; eyes ha-zel ; its general appearance is that of a dufkybrown, moll of the feathers on the back and wingsbeing edged with reddilh brown; the cheeks,throat, and fore part of its neck are of a dull blue-ifh afli colour ; the belly is of a dirty white ; quillsand tail dufliy; rump greenifh brown; fides andthighs pale tawny brown ; the legs are brown. This bird is frequently feen in hedges, fromwhence it derives one of its names; but it has no P3 314 BRITISH BIRDS. Other relation to the Sparrow than In the dingmef^of its colours ; in every other refpeQ: it differs It remains with us the whole year, andbuilds its neil near the ground; it is compofed ofinofs and wool, and lined with hair; the femalegenerally lays four or five eggs, of a uniform paleblue, without any fpots : The
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