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Latham, Pen. Brit. Zool. i. 389 — Sylvia Dartfbrdensis, Mont. Lin. Trans. 



vii. 260. lb. ix. 181 Sylvia Prov., Temm. Orn. i. 211 — Resident in 



the south of England. 

 Length 5 4 mches; weight 150 grains. Bill black; the base of the upper 

 mandible whitish. Legs yellowish. I rides and eye-lids yellow. Middle of 

 the belly white. Quills dusky, edged externally with dark cinereous. At the 

 bend of the wing, a white spot. The outer tail-feather tipped and edged ex- 

 ternally with white ; the next slightly tipped with white ; the remainder of 

 these, and all the others dusky ; the middle ones edged with cinereous. Female, 

 paler in the colour, and the throat has whitish streaks. Nest near the top of 

 furze, of dried stalks and wool, loosely put together. Eggs 4, greenish-white, 

 speckled with olivacious brown and grey, the markings forming a zone at the 

 larger end. The young have the throat rayed with white, and feathers of the 



same colour occur on the belly This bird is very shy. Its note is weak, 



but shrill, and several times repeated. 



66. C. sylvia. White Throat.— Crown of the head and be- 

 tween the bill and the eye cinereous. The rest of the plumage 

 above, tinged with brown. Under parts greyish white. 



Will. Orn. 171 Penn, Brit. Zool. i. 387.— Svlvia cinerea, Temm. Orn. i. 



207.— S, Whey -beard, Charlie Mufty ; W, Y Gwddfgwyn — A sum- 



mer visitant in gardens. 

 Length C\, breadth 8i inches; weight 4 drams. Bill dusky-brown above, 

 whitish beneath. Legs pale brown. Irides yellowish. Grey on the breast, 

 inclining to rufous. Quills dusky, edged with cinereous-brown. Tail similar ; 

 outer feathers white, except at "the base of the inner web. Female, with the 

 plumage above, more inclining to rufous. The throat tinged with the same 

 colour. Nest in hedges or low bushes, of grass, lined with fibrous roots and 

 hairs, and of a loose texture. Eggs 5, greenish-white, speckled with light 

 brown. In the young, the plumage above is rufous, and the space before the 

 eye is white. 



67. C. sylvlella.. Lesser White-throat. — Upper part of the 

 head, including the eyes, dark ash. Rest of the plumage above, 

 cinereous brown. Beneath, silvery white. 



Lightfoot, Lath. Syn. Sup. p. 185. t. 113. {Mont. Orn. Diet.)— Sylvia cur- 

 ruca, Temm. Orn. i. 209 — An English summer visitant. 

 Length b\ inches ; weight 3\ drams. Bill and legs dusky. Irides yellow- 

 ish. Quills and tail dusky, edged with ash. The exterior "feather of the tail 

 whitish almost to the base ; the outer web quite white. Female similar. Nest 

 like the common "White Throat. Eggs 4 or 5, bluish-white, speckled with 

 brown and ash at the larger end — This species is said to be distinguished from 

 the preceding, by the uniform colour of the bill, and the absence of the rufous 

 tinge on the wing-covers. 



Gen. XXXII. ACCENTOR.— Bill strong, with inflected 

 edges. 



68. A. modularis. Hedge-Sparrow. — Crown grey, with 

 brown spots. Sides of the neck, throat, and breast bluish- 

 grey. 



Curruca Eliotse, Will. Orn. 157- Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 376.— A. mod., 



Temm. Orn. 249 S, Blue Hafit ; IT, Llwyd y gwrych — A common 



resident. 

 Length 5| inches ; weight 6 drams. Bill dusky. Legs flesh-colour. Irides 



