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it retired habits and subdued warble, less likely 

 to attract notice. These three last-named birds, 

 which now form the restricted genus Sylvia, 

 strongly resemble each otlier, especially the two 

 latter. The hue of the legs, however, forms the 

 best distinction. That of the chiff-chaff's being 

 of a dark brown, and the willow warbler's of a 

 pale flesh colour; while the wood warbler differs 

 from both in having the upper plumage of a 

 brighter green, the under parts of a purer white, 

 a distinct yellow streak over each eye, the tail 

 rather shorter, and the wings longer in pro- 

 portion. 



Dartford Warbler, Melizopldlus Dartfordi- 

 ensis. Very scarce. Has been obtained by Mr. 

 Ferryman among some patches of furze near the 

 Devil's Dyke. A specimen was shot on the 3rd 

 of May, 1844, on "the Broyl," near Chichester. 

 I have carefully watched for this little bird when 

 the fox-hounds have been drawing the great gorse 

 covers, but could never succeed in detecting it. 



[Some interesting intelligence respecting the 

 Dartford Warbler will be found in the "Zoologist," 

 vol. VIII, p. 2953, and vol ix, p. 3113, communi- 

 cated by Mr. J. B. Ellman, who met with and 

 procured several specimens of this rare bird in 

 the neio:hbourliood of Lewes in 1S50 and 1851. 



A colony was also discovered among the gorse 



