. The sportsman's British bird book . ^ breeds only in the mountains, thus reverting to the habits. RO STUDIOS HEDGE-SPAKKOW. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 479 of the typical Asiatic representatives of its genus. In winter a largenumber of hedge-sparrows perform a migration of greater or smallerlength, some resorting to the Mediterranean countries, and otherspassing through Palestine to visit Arabia. To dilate on the habits of this bird, which is as well known in ourgardens as the redbreast, would surely be superfluous. It will sufficetherefore to state that the species subsists entirely on insects and o
. The sportsman's British bird book . ^ breeds only in the mountains, thus reverting to the habits. RO STUDIOS HEDGE-SPAKKOW. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 479 of the typical Asiatic representatives of its genus. In winter a largenumber of hedge-sparrows perform a migration of greater or smallerlength, some resorting to the Mediterranean countries, and otherspassing through Palestine to visit Arabia. To dilate on the habits of this bird, which is as well known in ourgardens as the redbreast, would surely be superfluous. It will sufficetherefore to state that the species subsists entirely on insects and otherinvertebrate creatures ; and that the nest, which is usually built in ahedge or shrub, and is constructed mainly of moss, contains at theproper season a clutch of from four to six of the well-known blue may be added that the hedge-sparrow is one of the few British birdswhich sing throughout the winter months. The Alpine hedge-sparrow (^Accentor alpinus), which belongs tothe typical group of the genus, characterised by the long and pointedwings, is too rare a straggler to our islands
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