The birds of Britain - their distribution and habits (1916) (14568732119)

Identifier: birdsofbritainth00evan (find matches)
Title: The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Evans, Arthur Humble, 1872-
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: Cambridge : University Press
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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Melizophilus undatus) is ajolly little dark grey bird with chestnut breast, whichis usually seen flitting restlessly about the gorse bushesor tall heather ; it is now scarcer with us than formerly,and is confined to East Anglia, Shropshire, and thesouth of England. Abroad it occurs in north-westFrance and in barely separable forms to Italy, Morocco,and Algeria. Though skulking at other times this localresident is often bold enough in the breeding season,when the cock utters his scolding notes from a sprayjust ahead of the intruder, and shifts his quartersbut slightly when disturbed. The nest and eggs muchresemble those of the Whitethroat, but the latter aresomewhat longer with more olive or even reddishmarkings. The site of the nest is in a gorse bush orheather clump, while in winter the birds move from place 32 07der I to place for shelter, as they are the reverse of hardy.The foreign range is complicated by the presence in theMediterranean of the more uniformly grey MarmorasWarbler.
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Willow Wren The WiUow Warbler or Willow Wren (Phyllo-scopus trochilus) is the commonest of three little yellowishWarblers which appear very early in spring and leaveunder ordinary circumstances in September. It is no less abundant in the north than in the south and inIreland, and even breeds in Shetland, while abroad thetypical form ranges from Lapland and north Russia tothe Mediterranean, except for the Balkan Peninsula. The Chiffchaff (P. collybita), a more local bird, whichbarely extends to northern Scotland, is only found inits typical form from France and Germany southwardin Europe and is replaced east of the Volga by theSiberian Chiff chaff, known also to breed in northRussia. The Scandinavian Chiffchaff occupies northand east Europe, and a smaller form is found in theCanaries. The Wood Wren (P. sibilatrix) is the rarest ofour three species, and prefers oak woods and hill-valleys;it is a somewhat less northern bird than the Willow Wren,but reaches the Mediterranean. All three ar