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Sylvia nana nana (Hemprich and Ehrenberg). 



J 9 Al)ovc ;4reyish sandy Ijrown, rufous on inner secondaries, 

 uj^per tail coverts, and central tail feathers ; beneath white, 

 tinged pinkish buff; outer tail feathers white. l>ill brownish 

 horn, yellowish at base below. Legs and feet straw yellow. 

 1st primary somewhat longer than coverts, 2nd between 5th and 

 Clh. Wing 56-61. Tarsus 18-20. Culmen 9-10-5 (H.). 



Breeds. — S.W. Asia ; from Sinai to W. India. Has occurred 

 in Egypt. 



S. nana deserti (Loche). $ $ Above redder, more sandy 

 colour ; beneath creamy white. Wing 56-59 (H.). 



Resident. — Sandy deserts of Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripoli ; 

 once occurred in Italy. 



Sylvia ruppelli Temminck. Rlppell's Warbler. 



r^ Above grey ; crown, lores, ear coverts, chin, and throat 

 black ; moustachial stripe white ; beneath creamy white tinged 

 rosy. Dill blackish brown, yellowish at base below. Legs and 

 feet reddish brown, ist primary slightly shorter than coverts, 

 2nd, 3rd and 4th equal. Wing ^ 68-73, $ 66-69. Tarsus 20-21 

 (W.). Bill lo-ii. $ Chin and throat white; crown and ear 

 coverts duller black, tipped grey on crown. 



Breeds. — Greece, Crete, Asia Minor and Palestine. Occurs 

 on passage in Egypt, especially in spring. Winters in N.E. 

 Africa. Has twice occurred in Britain. 



Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala Gmelin. 

 Sardinian Wardler. Ital. Occhio-rosso. 



^ Above slate, slightly tinged brown ; crown and ear 

 coverts black ; beneath white, pure on throat and chest, more 

 or less ashy elsewhere ; outer pair of tail feathers largely white, 

 2nd and 3rd tipped white ; 1st primary longer than coverts, 

 2nd between 7th and 8th, 3rd to 5th emarginate. Eye-ring refl. 

 Bill black, pale at base below. Legs and feet pale brown, soles 

 yellow. Wing <^ 56-62, 9 55-5^- Tarsus 19-21. Bill 8-10. 

 Tail 58-65. 9 Above olive brown, greyer on crown ; beneath 

 whitish, brown on flanks. Young : generally browner than 9* 



Breeds. — S. France, Pyrenees, Spain, Portugal, N. Africa 

 (Morocco to Tripoli), Mediterranean Islands, Italy and Croatia 



