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58. C. Locustella. Grasshopper Warbler. — Plumage, above, 



olivaceous-brown, with the middle of each feather dusky. 



Locustella avicula, Will. Orn. 151 — Grasshopper Lark, Penn. Brit. Zool. 

 i. 382 Sylvia Loc, Temm. Orn. i. 184 W, Gwich hedydd. — A regu- 

 lar summer visitant of England. 



Length 5| inches ; weight half an ounce. Bill dusky above, whitish be- 

 neath. Legs pale brown. Claws horn coloured. The hind claw short and 

 crooked. Irides hazel. Eyelids, chin, throat, and belly, white. Under the 

 throat, a band of oval deep-brown spots. Breast, sides, and thighs inclining 

 to brown. Under tail-covers pale-brown, with longitudinal dusky streaks. 

 Quills and tail-feathers dusky brown, with the margins slightly tinged with 

 yellow. The female is like the male, but with less bright colours. Nest, in 

 furze, of dried stalks, lined with fibrous roots. Eggs of a spotless bluish-white. 

 The singular cricket-like song or chirp is the means of discovering the retreat 

 of this species ; otherwise it is a shy bird. I have added the reference to Wil- 

 loughby, with doubt, as he states the hind claw as " longisshnus," in which he 

 is followed by Hay, Syn. A v. p. 70. 



59. C. scdicarica. Sedge Warbler. — Plumage above, yellow- 

 ish brown, with dusky spots on the crown, back, and scapulars. 

 Over the eye, a yellowish-white streak followed by a black one. 



Motacilla salicaria, Linn. Syst. i. 330 — Sedge-bird, Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 



381 — Sylvia Phragmites, Temm. Orn. i. 189 E, Sedge-wren; W y 



Kedydd yr helvyg A regular summer visitant of England. 



Length 5i inches; weight 3 drams. Bill dusky above, whitish beneath. 

 Legs dusky. Irides hazel. Quills and covers dusky, edged with yellowish- 

 white. Plumage beneath, yellowish-white. The female similar. The nest is 

 placed amongst reeds, and consists of dried stalks and moss, lined with dried 

 grass, and a few hairs. Eggs 5 or 6, of a light brown, mottled with darker 

 shades. In the young, the broad stripe over the eye is red, and the breast is 

 spotted. Frequents moist places. Has a variety of notes. 



fiO. C. arundinacca. Reed Warbler. — Plumage above, plain 



olive-brown. From the corner of the eye to the nostril, a white 



band, narrowest towards the bill. 



Motacilla ar., Lightfoot, Phil. Trans. 1785-8, tab. i Reed- Wren, Mont. 



Orn. Did — Sylvia ar., Temm. Orn. i. 191. — A regular summer visitant 

 of England, first distinguished by Lightfoot. 



Length 5^, breadth 7a inches ; weight 177 grains. Bill half an inch long. 

 Upper mandible horn-colour ; lower pale red. Inside of the mouth a deep 

 orange. Legs light olive ; the soles bright yellow. Irides olive brown. Chin 

 white, the remainder beneath white, with a tinge of bufK Quill and tail- 

 feathers brown, with pale edges. Female similar to the mala. The nest con- 

 sists of dry stalks and hairs, usually fixed to three or four reed stalks, by means 

 of interlaced dried grass or threads. Eggs 4 or 5, dirty white, stained with 

 dull olive-coloured spots. The young have not the white stripe in front of the 

 eye. 



2. Wood Warblers. — Body .slender. Tail horizontal; 

 the feathers equal. Inhabits woods. 



a. Tail of one colour. 



61. C. Luscinia. Nightingale — Plumage above, reddish- 

 brown ; beneath, pale yellowish-ash. Tail deep tawny red. 



