. Our favourite song birds ; their habits, music, and characteristics . he grey on the head and the vinouson the breast. THE LESSER WHITETHROATSylvia curruca The name of this little Warbler is somewhatmisleading and inappropriate, for its affinities appearto be more with the Garden Warbler than with thepreceding species, as we shall learn during our shortsurvey of its life-history. The visits of the LesserWhitethroat to our islands are chiefly confined tothe southern, central, and eastern counties ofEngland. Throughout the west of England and inWales it is decidedly rare, although it certainly
. Our favourite song birds ; their habits, music, and characteristics . he grey on the head and the vinouson the breast. THE LESSER WHITETHROATSylvia curruca The name of this little Warbler is somewhatmisleading and inappropriate, for its affinities appearto be more with the Garden Warbler than with thepreceding species, as we shall learn during our shortsurvey of its life-history. The visits of the LesserWhitethroat to our islands are chiefly confined tothe southern, central, and eastern counties ofEngland. Throughout the west of England and inWales it is decidedly rare, although it certainlybreeds in South Devon. North of Yorkshire thebird also becomes rare, although we can trace itas a breeding species as far as the valley of theForth. But one instance of its visiting Ireland(on abnormal migration) has been recorded. TheLesser Whitethroat is found during summer overmost parts of Europe, up to, or even slightlybeyond, the Arctic Circle, and is also a visitor atthat season to Asia Minor and Palestine. It issaid that a few remain to winter in the south 44.
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