. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GARDEN THE GARDEN WARBLER. This species is about six inches in length, and on its upper ij parts of a Ught brown I colour tinged with olive. p\ Its under parts are //1^_ brownish-white, dark- ^ Xi^S/ est on the throat, chest, '•^' /( and sides. The ab- sence of black or rusty brown on the top of the head always readily distinguishes it from the male or female Blackcap, and the colour of its throat and breast from either of the Whitethroats breed- ing in this country. The Garden Warbler arrives in Britain about the end of April or commencement of M
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GARDEN THE GARDEN WARBLER. This species is about six inches in length, and on its upper ij parts of a Ught brown I colour tinged with olive. p\ Its under parts are //1^_ brownish-white, dark- ^ Xi^S/ est on the throat, chest, '•^' /( and sides. The ab- sence of black or rusty brown on the top of the head always readily distinguishes it from the male or female Blackcap, and the colour of its throat and breast from either of the Whitethroats breed- ing in this country. The Garden Warbler arrives in Britain about the end of April or commencement of May, and takes its departure for Africa in September and October. It breeds sparingly in nearly all suit- able parts of England except Cornwall, in Wales, in the South of Scotland, and occasionally in Ireland. 163. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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