. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . , frequently among the tangled growthand litter of old leaves at the bottom of a woodsidehedge. When disturbed in their nesting quarters, theold birds flit from bough to bough about the intruder,uttering at one time a low, churring, objurgatorynote ; at another a note of a peculiarly yearningquality. COMMON WHITETHROAT—5i inches ; head ash-gray ; throat white, notably pure. Although this bird also uses a low, churring note, it may be distinguished by its rambling, jerky, jabbering —5J inches; upper parts yellowi
. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . , frequently among the tangled growthand litter of old leaves at the bottom of a woodsidehedge. When disturbed in their nesting quarters, theold birds flit from bough to bough about the intruder,uttering at one time a low, churring, objurgatorynote ; at another a note of a peculiarly yearningquality. COMMON WHITETHROAT—5i inches ; head ash-gray ; throat white, notably pure. Although this bird also uses a low, churring note, it may be distinguished by its rambling, jerky, jabbering —5J inches; upper parts yellowish-green ; under parts white, yellow on throat; yellow eyebrow. Call, Ttii ! complaining note, D6r 1 Song ends with close, shivering —5 inches; upper parts olive-green; under parts white, with yellow tinge. Call, Tui! Song of about fourteen equally spaced notes, gradually diminishing in pitch and volume. COMMON WHITETHROAT.—Plate 25. Length,5i inches. Head ashy-gray; upper parts ruddy-brown ; wings darker, with chestnut edges in some of to. u _l < z uQ DC< BIRDS BROWN ABOVE AND WHITE BELOW. 51 the feathers; tail-feathers dark brown, with white inthe outer ones; under parts white, flushed with pinkon the breast; throat pure white,; bill brown ; legsand feet pale brown. Summer migrant. Eggs,—4—6, greenish-white, spotted with grayand brown ; 7 ^ -65 inch (plate 124). Nest.—Deep, and loosely woven, slung low amongnettles or other weeds, occasionally in brambles. Distribution.—General. This bird, after returning to our country about themiddle of April, slings its nest in nettle-beds, coarseweeds, or brambles, a little above the ground, andgenerally in the shelter of a hedgerow. There mightbe some chance of overlooking it were it not so de-termined to have its say to every one approaching itsretreat. Usually it opens with a scolding Gr-r-r !delivered from inside the hedge, and as one continuesto approach, the bird dashes over from the back andta
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