. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . eginning of May. During the timeof sitting, if a cat or other voracious animal should hap-pen to come near the nest, the mother endeavours to di-vert it from the spot by a stratagem similar to that bywhich the Partridge misleads the dog : she springs up,flutters from spot to spot, and by such means allures herenemy to a safe distance. In France the Hedge-sparrowis rarely seen but in winter ; it arrives generally in Octo-ber, and departs in the spring for more northern regions,where it breeds. It is supposed to brave the rigours ofwi
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . eginning of May. During the timeof sitting, if a cat or other voracious animal should hap-pen to come near the nest, the mother endeavours to di-vert it from the spot by a stratagem similar to that bywhich the Partridge misleads the dog : she springs up,flutters from spot to spot, and by such means allures herenemy to a safe distance. In France the Hedge-sparrowis rarely seen but in winter ; it arrives generally in Octo-ber, and departs in the spring for more northern regions,where it breeds. It is supposed to brave the rigours ofwinter in Sweden, and that it assumes the white plumagecommon in those severe climates in that season. Its sons:is little varied, but pleasant, especially in a season whenall the other warblers are silent: its usual strain is a sortof quivering, frequently repeating something like the fol-lowing tit-tit-titititi from which, in some places, it is calledthe Titling. It has already been observed that theCuckoo frequently deposits her e^g in the nest of S2(> BRITISH BIRDS.
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