. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE EEED WAEBLER. 665 one of the BritisH birds, but is not often found, on account of the localities where it is Nest of the Eced WaiWei. The architect of this nest is the Reed Waebler {Salicaria [or Gurruca] arundinacea). It is a pretty little bird, bright brown above, yellow-brown below. In some respects it resembles the sedge warbler, but does not possess the remarkable wedge-shaped tail of that bird. E. Mudie, in his History of British Birds, o
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE EEED WAEBLER. 665 one of the BritisH birds, but is not often found, on account of the localities where it is Nest of the Eced WaiWei. The architect of this nest is the Reed Waebler {Salicaria [or Gurruca] arundinacea). It is a pretty little bird, bright brown above, yellow-brown below. In some respects it resembles the sedge warbler, but does not possess the remarkable wedge-shaped tail of that bird. E. Mudie, in his History of British Birds, offers the following suggestion respecting this difference of form. When treating of the sedge warbler, he remarks that the slender head, pointed bill, and wedge-shaped tail are useful to the bird by ena- bling it to glide between the tall aquatic plants among which it resides and finds its food. Of the Eeed Warbler he writes as fol- lows: " That the bird is not adapted for so many situations as the sedge bird might be inferred from the different form of the tail, which is more produced and not wedge-shaped, so that while it answers better as a balance on the bending reeds or other flexible aquatic plants, it would not be so convenient among the unyield- ing sprays of a hedge or brake. The bird rarely, if ever, perches upon the tops of reeds, even on its first arrival, and when the song of invitation to a mate is given, its place is on a leaf or a. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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