. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE MARSH WARBLER. On account of its great similarity of size, general appearance, and habitat, this rare British breeding species was long con- founded by naturalists with the Reed Warbler. The bird is greenish- olive on its upper parts, and lacks the rusty-red rump and sides of the commoner species. Its under parts are white, slightly tinged with yellowish-buff on the sides where the Reed Warbler is reddish buff. Its legs are pale flesh-brown in colour, whereas those of its relative are dark slaty-brown. This species does not build its
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE MARSH WARBLER. On account of its great similarity of size, general appearance, and habitat, this rare British breeding species was long con- founded by naturalists with the Reed Warbler. The bird is greenish- olive on its upper parts, and lacks the rusty-red rump and sides of the commoner species. Its under parts are white, slightly tinged with yellowish-buff on the sides where the Reed Warbler is reddish buff. Its legs are pale flesh-brown in colour, whereas those of its relative are dark slaty-brown. This species does not build its nest over water, whereas the one with which it has been confounded nearly always does so. The structure is composed of grass stems, and occasionally bits of 168. 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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