. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. 28 Order I bird has a great fancy for an old can or box, as occasionally happens with the Wheatear and Stone- chat. The first brood may be hatched early in April; the eggs are white with rufous spots. The Nightingale {Luscinia megarhyncha) is no doubt our most wonderful songster, though it is approached by the Thrush and nearly equalled by the Blackcap and. Nightingale the Garden Warbler. Its song, however, gives way to a harsh churr when the young are hatched, as in the case of so many Warblers. Arriving in April it soon becomes
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. 28 Order I bird has a great fancy for an old can or box, as occasionally happens with the Wheatear and Stone- chat. The first brood may be hatched early in April; the eggs are white with rufous spots. The Nightingale {Luscinia megarhyncha) is no doubt our most wonderful songster, though it is approached by the Thrush and nearly equalled by the Blackcap and. Nightingale the Garden Warbler. Its song, however, gives way to a harsh churr when the young are hatched, as in the case of so many Warblers. Arriving in April it soon becomes common in eastern England, though less abiuidant westward, and barely known in Devon, Hereford and Cheshire. Exceptionally it has been found breeding in Glamorgan and north Yorkshire, as well as on one occasion in Northumberland. Though. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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