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THE RUFOUS SEDGE WAEBLER 



CURRUCA GALACTOTES. 



Upper plumage reddish brown ; all the lateral feathers of the tail with a large 

 black spot near the extremity, which is white; wings brown, edged with 

 reddish ; under parts whitish, tinged at the sides with red ; feet yellowish. 

 Length six inches and a half. Eggs unknown. 



Of this rare bird, wliich inhabits the southern pro- 

 vinces of Spain, a single specimen only has been seen 

 in England. 



THE GARDEN WARBLER. 



THE GARDEN WARBLER. 



CURRUCA HORTENSIS. 



Upper parts greyish brown, slightly tinged with olive ; orbits white ; below the 

 ear a patch of ash-grey ; throat dull white ; breast and flanks grey, tinged with 

 rust colour ; rest of the under parts dull white. Length five inches and three- 

 quarters ; breadth eight and a half. Eggs greenish white, speckled with 

 two shades of greenish brown. 



Though tolerably well dispersed throughout England, this 

 bird is by no means so abundant as the Blackcap, which it 



