. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . v-. PI. 65 REED WARBLER. 91 SYL VIADM. PLATE LXIII. REED arundinacea. This beautiful little bird, which is considered much morerare and local than the sedge warbler, occurs in tolerable abun-dance on the Middlesex and Surrey borders of the Thames,and the intervening islets. It is easily distinguished fromthe preceding species by its upper plumage, which is of a plainbrown, unvaried by spots : it is also rather larger in size,besides having many other less apparent distinctions. Of all our sum
. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . v-. PI. 65 REED WARBLER. 91 SYL VIADM. PLATE LXIII. REED arundinacea. This beautiful little bird, which is considered much morerare and local than the sedge warbler, occurs in tolerable abun-dance on the Middlesex and Surrey borders of the Thames,and the intervening islets. It is easily distinguished fromthe preceding species by its upper plumage, which is of a plainbrown, unvaried by spots : it is also rather larger in size,besides having many other less apparent distinctions. Of all our summer birds, the Reed Warbler is the latestin its arrival, seldom appearing before the second week inMay. It frequents spots similar to those inhabited by thesedge-bird, namely, the borders of rivers and ponds. On theThames we have very frequently seen it and heard its song,and also taken its nests in various places. The song of this birdis far superior to that of the sedge warbler ; it is often heard inthe day, but more frequently at night, at which time we ha
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