22 FIRE-CRESTED WREN. CHIFF-CHAFF. 



The food of the Golden-crested Wren consists of caterpillars, 

 insects and their larvae, with a few seeds and small berries. 



REGULUS IGNICAPILLUS— FiRE-CRESTED Wren. 



The Fire-crested Wren is much more rare than its congener 

 the Golden-crested Wren. The Rev. Clement Ley has occasionally 

 observed it in a group of fir trees at Sellack. A pair were in the 

 Vicarage garden there in 1864, and it was an effort of self-denial 

 on the part of Mr. Ley not to shoot them. It has been also seen 

 in several shrubberies in the county. 



[Regulus CALENDULA — Ruby-crowncd Wren.] 

 Loch Lomond, Scotland, 1852. 



[Genus — Phylloscopus.] 



[Phylloscopus superciliosus — Yellow-browed Warbler.] 



Accidental visitor to England. 



PHYLLOSCOPUS RUFUS — Chiff-Chaff. 



\Phylloscopus colly bita — Yarrdl^ 



With the first green needles of the larch, this hardy little bird 

 may be looked for from the shores of the Mediterranean. With the 

 exception of the Wheatear, the Chiff-Chaff is the earliest warbler to 

 arrive, but as it is usually silent for some days after its arrival, it is 

 generally supposed to appear at a later period than it really does 

 come. It is very abundant throughout the county. 



The Chiff-Chaff calls itself by its own name, since its song in 

 words is represented by the syllables Chiff-chaff, chaff, chiff-chaff. 



