. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . t breed; but, in spite of hiscare, the male was shot, upon the female left the France they arrive singly, anddepart alone about the middJeof August, in order to pass intoAfrica or Asia. The Sedge Warbler {Sali-caria ^^firagmites, Yarrell) is adelicate, lively little bird, haunt-ing the margins of streams andpools overgrown with weeds,sedges, and other aquatic plants,in the midst of which it seeksits food, and nestles so secretlythat it very frequ
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . t breed; but, in spite of hiscare, the male was shot, upon the female left the France they arrive singly, anddepart alone about the middJeof August, in order to pass intoAfrica or Asia. The Sedge Warbler {Sali-caria ^^firagmites, Yarrell) is adelicate, lively little bird, haunt-ing the margins of streams andpools overgrown with weeds,sedges, and other aquatic plants,in the midst of which it seeksits food, and nestles so secretlythat it very frequently eludesobservation. Mr. McGillivrayfound a nest of this species onthe marshV borders of Dud-dingston Loch, near was placed in the midst ofa large clump of Solanum dulca-mara, supported by the branches,and so hidden that he only foundit after cutting off a great number of flowering twigs. This nestwas composed of leaves, grasses, and other slender plants, looselybut neatly put together. The Night Warbler {Salicaria arundinacea, Yarrell), Fig, 247,closely resembles the preceding in form and size. Its song is N IV. Fio-. 2-17.—The Niglu WarWer (Silicariaarundinacea, Yarrell). 546 PASSEEINES. loud, cheerful, and mucli diversified, night being generallyselected for the display of its vocal powers. Its nest is composedof blades and stalks of grasses, lined with finer plants and hair ;is of a conical form, with the apex downwards; in depth fromfour to five inches externally, and three in the interior, and asmuch in breadth at the top ; and is fastened to the stalks of severalreeds, placed some distance above the ground—an arrange-ment, says Montagu, which gives security to the eggs, whichare four or five in number, of an oblong shape, greyish-brown
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