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Identifier: birdsofbritain00bonh (find matches)
Title: Birds of Britain
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922 Dresser, Henry Eeles, 1838-1915
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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^l^^ll^^ The Siberian Chiffchaff 1902. It is rather smaller and browner than our commonChiffchaff and has the under parts huffish white. It may,however, always be recognised by the shortness of thesecond primary, which comes between the seventh and theeighth, or is even shorter than the eighth. THE WILLOW WREN Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnseus) The Willow Wren is closely allied to the Chiffchaff andso like it in general appearance as to need a critical ex-amination, when dead, to enable it to be recognised. Inhabits also there is little difference to be noted. Its rangeis more extensive, for as far north as the birch woods extend,this hardy little wanderer makes his home, retiring at theend of summer to Southern Europe and Africa. Through-out our islands it is extremely common. Arriving aboutthe last week of March, it at once makes its presence knownby its bright little song, which is very short and somewhatresembles the Chaffinchs; it is repeated again and again,and may be heard right

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