. British birds. Birds. VOL. xvi] THE ICTERINE WARBLEK. 143 like all the others whose nests I found later, none of whom used the vigorous language poured out in such circumstances by the Blackcap and Garden-Warbler. On May 29th I found another securely attached by loops of fine grass to the fork of an elder about five feet up. The lining of this nest was of very fine grass, among which three. JcTERiNE Warbler : The young immediately before leaving the nest. {Photogyaph:d by E. M. Nicholson.) small feathers were visible; owing to the depth of the nest the sitting hen holds her head very high. T
. British birds. Birds. VOL. xvi] THE ICTERINE WARBLEK. 143 like all the others whose nests I found later, none of whom used the vigorous language poured out in such circumstances by the Blackcap and Garden-Warbler. On May 29th I found another securely attached by loops of fine grass to the fork of an elder about five feet up. The lining of this nest was of very fine grass, among which three. JcTERiNE Warbler : The young immediately before leaving the nest. {Photogyaph:d by E. M. Nicholson.) small feathers were visible; owing to the depth of the nest the sitting hen holds her head very high. The next day I found another, which contained a full clutch of five eggs, about four feet above the ground in a horse- chestnut sapling within thirty yards of the last. Shallower and less artificial than the others, of which I had failed to get a convincing photograph on account of the lack of detail and fuzziness of the wool, it was built of grass with plenty of wool. 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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