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28. Erythaca (Redbreast). Bill rather stron< 

 high at the base, where it is depressed, slightly compressed towards 

 the tip : upper mandible bending over the lower and notched ; 

 nostrils basal, oval, pierced in a membrane, partly hid by bristles 

 diverging from the gape ; first primaiy half as long as the second, 

 fifth the longest ; tail slightly forked. Paxje 95. 



29. PiifENiruRA (Rlue-throated Warbler). Bill slender, nearly 

 straight, as liroad as high at the base, compressed, notched, and 

 slightly liending towards the point ; nostrils basal, oval, pierced in 

 a membrane ; gape nearly smooth ; first primary veiy short, fourth 

 the longest ; tail even, the feathers mostly reddish. Page 98. 



30. Saxicola (Chats and Wheatear). Beak straight, slender, 

 the base rather broader than high, advancing on the forehead, 

 compressed towards the point ; upper mandible keeled, curved, and 

 notched ; gape surrounded by a few bristles ; nostrils basal, lateral, 

 oval, half closed by a membrane ; first primary half as long as the 

 second, wliich is shorter than the thirtl, thiixl and fourth longest ; 

 tarsus rather long ; claw of the hind toe short, strong, and curved. 



Page 103. 



31. Salicapja (Grasshopper, Sedge, and Reed, Warblers). Bill 

 straight, very slender, broader than high at the base, slightly 

 compressed towards the tip ; upper mandible with an elevated 

 ridge, notched and slightly bent ; gape with long diverging bristles ; 

 nostrils basal, lateral, oval, exposed ; first primary nearly abortive, 

 third longest ; tail wedge-shaped, rounded at the tip ; claw of the 

 hind toe longest. Page 110. 



32. Philomela (Nightingale). Bill rather stout, straight, 

 as broad as high at the base ; upper mandible slightly bent over at 

 the tip ; gape with a few short bristles ; nostrils basal, round, 

 pierced in a membrane ; first primary very short, second and fifth 

 equal in length, third and fourth longest ; tail somewhat rounded ; 

 tarsus elongated. Page 120. 



33. CuRRuCA (Blackcap, Whitethroat, &c.). Bill rather stout, 

 short, broader than high at the base, slightly curved at the point 

 and notched ; gape with a few hairs ; nostrils basal, lateral, oval, 

 exposed ; first primary very short, second longer than the fifth, 

 third longest ; tail slightly forked ; tarsus moderate. Page 125. 



34. Sylvia (Warblers). Bill very slender, broader than high at 

 the base, slightly notched ; gape with a few longish bristles ; nostrils 

 basal, lateral, oval ; first primary very short, fourth and third 

 longest ; tail somewhat forked ; tarsus longer than the middle toe. 



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35. Melizophilus (Dartford Warbler). Beak slender, short ; 

 upper mandible slightly arched from the base, with the tip finely 

 notched, lower straight, shorter than the upper, and shutting 

 within it, edges of both bent inwards about the middle ; gape with 

 a few hairs ; nostrils basal, lateral, cle t longitudinally ; wings 



