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42. Salicaria phragmitis. Selhy. The Sedge Warbler. 



Not very abundant ; much rarer than on the west coast. 



43. Salicaria arundinacea. Selhy. The Reed Warbler. 



Of doubtful occurrence in our neighbourhood. Bathgate 

 (Gray). Sometimes seen in East Lothian (Turnbull). 



44. Philomela lucinia. Selhy. The Nightingale. 



Reported on very doubtful authority only. Said to have 

 been heard in Linlithgowshire in 1826, and in Dalmeny 

 Woods in 1839. 



45. Curruca atricapilla. Flem. The Blackcap. 



Not common. Breeds in East Lothian and Berwickshire, 

 and also, but rarely, near Edinburgh. Probably most 

 abundant in Berwickshire. 



46. Curruca hortensis. Flem. The Garden Warbler. ' 



Not rare, but nowhere very numerous. 



47. Curruca cinerea. Selhy. The Whitethroat. 



Common. 



48. Curruca sylviella. Flem. The Lesser Whitethroat 



Very scarce indeed. 



49. Sylvia sylvicola. Penn. The Wood Warbler. 



Not very common. Plentiful in a few localities — e. g.^ 

 near Lauder, Tynninghame, &c. &c. 



50. Sylvia trochilus. Penn. The Willow Wren. 



Common. 



51. Sylvia RUFA. Temf?i. The Chiff-chaff. 



Rare, but probably often confounded with the last species. 



52. Regulus CRiSTATUS. Koch. The Golden-crested Wren. 



Abundant. Common very close to Edinburgh. 



53. Regulus ignicapillus. Jenyns. The Fire-crested Wren. 



Very seldom identified, but probably not extremely rare. 

 Gladsmuir, 1848;^ also at Whittingham. 



1 Turnbull's ' Birds of East Lothian. ' 



