. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ner lining of fine grass and horsehair. The nestvaries in bulk according to situation. Eggs.—Three to six, generally four or coloiu dingy white, tinged with ^^urple, andstreaked, veined, spotted, and blotched with darkpurplish-brown, the streaks and lines generally ter-minating in a spot of the same colour. There arealso underlying markings of purplish-grey. Subjectto great variation. Size about 88 by -OS in. Thepurple tinge of the ground colour and the thickscribbling lines distinguish them from those of theC
. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ner lining of fine grass and horsehair. The nestvaries in bulk according to situation. Eggs.—Three to six, generally four or coloiu dingy white, tinged with ^^urple, andstreaked, veined, spotted, and blotched with darkpurplish-brown, the streaks and lines generally ter-minating in a spot of the same colour. There arealso underlying markings of purplish-grey. Subjectto great variation. Size about 88 by -OS in. Thepurple tinge of the ground colour and the thickscribbling lines distinguish them from those of theCirl Bunting, with which they are likely to beconfused. Time.—April, May, June, July, and August. liemarJis.—Resident. Notes : chit, chit, followedby a long, harsh chire-r-v. Bechstein represents thesong by te, te, te, te, te, te, twyee, but it is popularlyinterpreted in this country as Bit o bread and nocliee-e-e-se. Local and other names : Yellow Bunting,Yellow Yowley, Goldspink, Yoist, Yellow Yite,Yellow Yoldring, Yeldrock, Yellow Yeldring. A veryclose NEWLY-HATCHED GILL. Printed bv Casskll & Company, Limited, La Belle Savvage, London, 5-79S -^Cji^ A SELECTED LIST OF Cassell & Companys Publications. KT Selections from Cassell 4c Companys Publicarions. 3IUiistrat£iJ, JFim ^rt, anb oiljer l^olum^s. Adventure, The World o£ Fully Illustrated Complete in Three Vols. 9s. each. Adventures in Criticism. By A. T. Quiller-Couch. 6s. Atrica and its Explorers, The Story of. By Dr. Robert Brown, , &c. With about 800 Original Illustrations. Cheap In 4 Vols. 4s. Painting in Water Colours. With Coloured Plates. , Popular History of. By Henry Scherren, With 13 Coloured Plates and other Illustrations. 7s. Drawing. By R. Phen6 Spiers. Illustrated. los. , The Magazine of. Yearlv Volume, 21s. The Two Half- Yearly Volumes for 1897 cnti also be had, los. 6d. Anatomy. By Prof. M. Duval. Cheap Ed
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