206 NATURAL HISTORY OP THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



Genus, Caprimu/gus, Goatsucker. 



Sp. 55. Cap. Europaus, " Night-Jar" or " Night Crow." 

 Nut scarce. I have heard it during evenings 

 near Plymouth. 



Genus, Motacilla, Warbler. Wagtail, &c. 



Sp, 56. M. rnbecula, Redbreast or Robin. Common. 



Sp. 57. M. ph&tiiairus, Redstart. Scarce. 



Sp. 58. M. salicaria, sedge Warbler. Chiefly on Dart- 

 moor about swamps. 



Sp. 59. M. navia, (Gmeiin) Grasshopper, Warbler, or 

 Lark. Rare in this district. I once heard it 

 on a cultivated piece of land near Two Bridges. 



Sp. 60. M. atricapilla, Black Cap. Rather scarce. I 

 have seen it at Plymstock and elsewhere. 



Sp. 61. M. hortensis, (Montagu) Petty-chaps, garden 

 Warbler. Not common. Its song is of a su- 

 perior order and not unlike that of the Thrush. 



Sp. 62. AL sylvia, Whitethroat. Common. 



Sp. 63. M. provincialis, Dart ford Warbler; rather 

 scarce. It is not generally known that the dis- 

 covery of this bird, in Devonshire, was effected 

 by R. Julian, Esq., of Dernford ; although Sir 

 Wm. Etford, who received his information from 

 Mr. Julian, obtained a prize from the Royal 

 Society for his assumed disclosure. 



Sp. 64. M. modnlaris, hedge Warbler, hedge Sparrow ; 

 very common. 



Sp. 65. M. regnlus, golden crested Wren; common. 

 Its small size prevents its being more generally 

 known and seen ; but its peculiar note intimates 

 its presence in most orchards and woods. 



Sp. 66. M. trochi/us, yellow Wren,middle yellow Wren, 

 common. 



Sp. 67. M. sibilatrix, (Gmeiin) wood Wren, greatest w. 

 wren ; according to Dr. Moore frequents our 

 woods from April to October. 



Sp. 68. M. hypolais, (Beckstem) Chiff-chaff, lesser 

 Petty-chaps ; common. 



Sp. 69. M. troglodytes, common Wren ; very numerous. 



Sp. 70. M. alba, white Wagtail ; common. 



