. Our summer migrants. An account of the migratory birds which pass the summer in the British Islands. Birds. ^--^^St^- THE COMMON WHITETHROAT. [Sylvia cinerea.) 1 .^AR from leading a retired life like the last- -*- named bird, the Whitethroat forces itself into notice by its noisy chattering and repeated sallies into the air. We cannot walk along a country lane in May without being reminded at every twenty yards of the presence of this demonstrative little bird. With crest-feathers erect and half-extended wings, it bustles in and out, gesticulating loudly, and seems to live in a perpetual
. Our summer migrants. An account of the migratory birds which pass the summer in the British Islands. Birds. ^--^^St^- THE COMMON WHITETHROAT. [Sylvia cinerea.) 1 .^AR from leading a retired life like the last- -*- named bird, the Whitethroat forces itself into notice by its noisy chattering and repeated sallies into the air. We cannot walk along a country lane in May without being reminded at every twenty yards of the presence of this demonstrative little bird. With crest-feathers erect and half-extended wings, it bustles in and out, gesticulating loudly, and seems to live in a perpetual state of 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 Harting, James Edmund 1841-; Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828. London, S. Sonnenschein & co.
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