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Identifier: birdsofbritishis00cowa (find matches)
Title: The birds of the British Isles and their eggs
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Coward, T. A. (Thomas Alfred), 1867-1933
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain Birds -- Eggs Great Britain
Publisher: London New York : F. Warne
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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I //. 67. Dartlord Warbler.Blackcap. M 163. BLACKCAP. 163 a Whiteihroat. The bird sings from high trees as frequentlyas from undergrowth, and at intervals breaks off its song tofight with a rival. The song may be heard until late in July,but seldom in August ; it has been heard from wintering birds.Although it feeds largely on insects, sometimes on usefulichneumons as well as harmful two-winged flies, it is alsopartial to berries and fruit ; indeed its diet is more Vegetarianthan that of most warblers. In April, immediately on arriving,I have known it visit a garden to strip the remaining ivy berries,and have seen it pulling off and eating the flowers of the syca-more. In July I watched one in gooseberry bushes, but itcontented itself with the overripe fallen berries, picking outthe seeds. The nest is said to be further from the ground than that ofthe Garden-Warbler, but this is not always the case ; it is builtin similar situations in brambles, thick bushes and evergreens,and is roug

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