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Malta, Egypt, and N. Africa. Winters C. Africa ; a few in 

 S. Spain, Greece, S. Tunisia, and oases of Algerian Desert. 



P. sibilatrix erlangeri Hartcrt. Very doubtful form. Brighter 

 coloured, especially supercilium, face and breast. 



Breeds. — Spain, S. France, Sardinia, W. Balkans ; Central 

 Morocco. Occurs Egypt on passage (spring). 



Phylloscopus borealis borealis(Blasius\ Eversmann's 

 Wari;ler. 



(^ $ summer. Above greyish brown with green tinge ; greater 

 wing coverts tipped yellowish white, forming a wing bar ; middle 

 wing coverts tipped greenish white, forming an indistinct bar ; 

 eye-stripe buff; beneath white faintly tinged yellow, greenish grey 

 on flanks, axillaries and under wing coverts pale yellow; ist 

 primary usually shorter than, sometimes equal to, rarely a little 

 longer than primary coverts ; 2nd between 5th and 6th, rarely 

 between 6th and 7th ; 3rd and 4th longest ; 3rd to 5th emarginate. 

 Bill dark brown, yellowish below, and very wide and stout ; rictal 

 bristles well developed. Legs and feet horn brown. Wing 

 ^ 62-71, $ 61-67 (W.). Tarsus 19-21. Bill 8-9. After autumn 

 moult greener above and yellower beneath. 



Breeds. — Extreme north of Europe and Asia ; in Urals south 

 to Perm. Winters in E. Asia. Accidental in Britain, Heligoland, 

 E. Galicia, and Italy. 



Phylloscopus inornatus inornatus (Blyth). Yellow- 

 browed War1!LER. ("P. superciliosus" of authors.) 



(^ 9 Above olive green, browner on crown and nape, 

 generally with a greenish yellow central stripe on crown ; eye- 

 brow yellowish buff ; two pale yellow wing bars ; beneath whitish 

 with a yellow tinge, under wing coverts and axillaries yellow. 

 1st primary about 5 m.m. longer than coverts, 2nd between 6th and 

 8th, usually 6th and 7th, 3rd and 4th longest, 3rd to 6th emarginate. 

 Bill dark horn, yellow below at base. Legs and feet pale greenish 

 brown. Winged 54-59, $ 51-58. Tarsus 17-18. Bill 7-8. 



Breeds. — N. Siberia. Appears annually in Europe from Oren- 

 burg and N.E. Russia west to Germany, Austria, France, Italy, 

 Holland ; not rare Heligoland ; regular small numbers British 

 Isles, nearly always in ;iutumn. Chief winter quarters, China 

 and S.E. Asia. 



