. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . v^ //. r 209. WHITES THRUSH. 209 clump when it is placed on the edge of a moorland beck ; thebirds, however, by their anxiety reveal its presence. At othertimes it is absurdly visible, on a bank, ledge or in a hollow ina stone wall. It has the same mud cup and grass lining as theBlackbirds, and the outer materials are bracken, moss, wooland stems of heather, but the majority of those on the Penninesand Peak are built of stiff, wiiy moorland grass. When this isthe case it almost invariably differs from the nest of the Black-bird, for the en
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . v^ //. r 209. WHITES THRUSH. 209 clump when it is placed on the edge of a moorland beck ; thebirds, however, by their anxiety reveal its presence. At othertimes it is absurdly visible, on a bank, ledge or in a hollow ina stone wall. It has the same mud cup and grass lining as theBlackbirds, and the outer materials are bracken, moss, wooland stems of heather, but the majority of those on the Penninesand Peak are built of stiff, wiiy moorland grass. When this isthe case it almost invariably differs from the nest of the Black-bird, for the ends of the grasses are left sticking out at an angle,as shown in the photograph (Plate 86) and are not twisted eggs (Plate 79) are usually laid late in April or in May ;four is the ordinary number, though live or six maybe are similar to one type of the Blackbird, boldly blotchedwith reddish brown on a blue-green ground. The male hasbeen seen to help in building, but his chief duties are those ofsentinel and guard. In summer the male is soo
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