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THE BARRED WARBLER. 



Sylvia nisoria (Bechstein^ 



On ]March 4th, 1879, Professor Newton exhibited at a meeting 

 of the Zoological Society a specimen of the Barred Warbler which 

 had been shot many years previously in a garden near Queen's 

 College, Cambridge. Since attention was thus drawn to this species 

 as a visitor, eleven more examples have been obtained in the British 

 Islands. Between 1884 and 1896, four occurred in East Yorkshire 

 at dates varying from August 28th to November 13th, and three 

 near Blakeney, Norfolk, from August 31st to September loth. In 

 Scotland, one was shot at Broadford, Isle of Skye, on August i6th, 

 1884, and another was taken at Dhuheartach light, Argyll, on 



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