PASSERRS — MUSnCAlMm: 107 



Sylvia simplex Latliam. Oarkkn \\'ari;m:r. F>: 

 I-amcttc dcs jarclins ; dr. (iartcnt,M'asniiickc ; J /a/. IJcrcafK o ; 

 S^ucii. Tradgal■clss:lnL,^arcn. 



^ 9 Above brown, tinged olive ; beneath white, throat, 

 breast, flanks, and under wings rusty buff; ist primary shorter 

 than coverts, 2nd between 3rd and 4th, 3rd longest. Bill dark 

 brown, yellowish at base below. Legs and feet greyish brown. 

 Wing $ 71-81, 9 72-80, Tarsus 20-22. Bill 9-10. 



Breeds. — British Isles, Continental Europe to about 70'' N., 

 east to Urals, N. Slopes of Caucasus, and through W. Siberia to 

 Yenisei. In Greece only on passage ; also occurs then in 

 X. Africa (Morocco to Egypt). Winters C. and S. Africa. 

 Eastern birds from S. Russia and Siberia are paler and greyer 

 than western birds, and average somewhat longer in wing. 



Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla (L.). Blackcap. Fr. 

 Fauvette ii tcte noire ; Ger. Schwarzkopf; Ital. Capinera ; Sived. 

 Svarthufvadesangare. 



^ adult. Above brownish olive green, crown black not 

 descending below eye ; throat grey ; nape and underparts pale 

 grey ; no white on tail. Bill black above, bluish below with 

 black tip. Legs and feet bluish grey. Wing ^ 9 7^-79- Tarsus 

 20-2F. Bill 9-10. $ and young : crown red brown. 



Breeds. — Throughout Europe and British Isles, north to 69" in 

 Norway, and about 62° in Russia ; Caucasus, Azores, Morocco, 

 Algeria, and Tunis north of Atlas, also Asia Minor and W. Siberia. 

 Winters Mediterranean basin, Egypt, and further south in Africa. 



S. atricapilla heineken (Jardine). Darker above than typical 

 form and browner on llanks. In Madeira and Palma (Canaries), an 

 aberrant form occurs, dingy olive green both above and below, and 

 in f^ entire head and chest black. Wing ^ 69-72, 9 68-71 (H.). 



Resident. — Madeira and Canary Islands ((iran Canaria, 

 Tencrifc, Palma, (lomcra, Hicrro). 



Sylvia communis communis Latham. Whitethroat. 

 Fr. liabillarde grisette ; Gcr. Dorngrasmiicke ; Hal, Sterpazzola ; 

 Slued. Tornsangare. 



(^ Above greyish brown, greyer on crown ; wing coverts 

 and quills edged rufous brown, broader and brighter on inner 

 secondaries ; beneath white, rosy tinged on breast, flanks and 



