. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. stems at varying heights above the water. I have, however, on several occasions seen it in wiUow and alder bushes at some. YOUNG REED WARBLER. distance from that element, and it has even been found in a lilac bush in such a very unlikely neighbourhood as Hamp- stead. The structure is very deep for the size of the builder, but this peculiarity of its architecture serves a very useful pur- pose, for when the reeds to which it is attached are violently swayed to and fro by strong gusts of wind, it prevents the eggs from rolling out and away
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. stems at varying heights above the water. I have, however, on several occasions seen it in wiUow and alder bushes at some. YOUNG REED WARBLER. distance from that element, and it has even been found in a lilac bush in such a very unlikely neighbourhood as Hamp- stead. The structure is very deep for the size of the builder, but this peculiarity of its architecture serves a very useful pur- pose, for when the reeds to which it is attached are violently swayed to and fro by strong gusts of wind, it prevents the eggs from rolling out and away to certain destruction. The eggs, numbering from four to six, are of a dull greenish-white or greyish- 156. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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