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on Nov. 21, 1893 (see Zool, 1894, p. 125), just after 

 a gale from the north and north-east. 



BLYTH'S WILLOW WARBLER. Phylloscopus viri- 

 danus, Blyth. Length, 4 in. ; bill, 0-4 in. ; wing, 

 2-4 in. ; tarsus, 0*75 in. 



Hah. Siberia and Turkestan; wintering in India and 

 Ceylon. Has occurred three times in Heligoland. 



One, North Cotes, Lincolnshire, Sept. 5, 1896 : G. Caton 

 Haigh, Bull. Brit. Orn. Cluh, Oct. 21, 1896; Zool., 

 1896, p. 436. 



Ohs. This is the Indian Willow Warbler, which 

 breeds in Cashmere, and winters in the plains of 

 India. It was first noticed by Blyth so long ago as 

 1843 (Journ. As. Sac. Bengal, xii. p. 967), and has 

 since been generally recognised. A coloured figure 

 of it is given by Hume and Henderson, " Lahore 

 to Yarkand," 1873, pi. 19. 



RADDE'S WARBLER. Phylloscopus schwarzi (Radde). 

 Length, 5'5 in,; bill, 0-5 in.; wing, 2-5 in.; tarsus, 

 0-9 in. 



Hab. Soutli-Eastern Siberia westward to Tomsk, and 

 wintering in South China. 



One, North Cotes, Lincolnshire, Oct. 1, 1898 : G. H. 

 Caton Haigh, 76 is, 1899, p. 119, pi. 1. Not pre- 

 viously recorded within the European area. 



Obs. Unlike the last-named, the general colour 

 of the dorsal plumage is dark olive-brown ; a buff 

 streak over and behind the eye ; the under parts 

 buffy white on the breast and flanks ; throat and 

 belly pure white. Figured in Saunders' " Manual." 



