90 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



especially in Scotland and northern parts of England and along 

 east coast. In some seasons a few leave south coast in late Oct. 

 and early Nov., and probably return during March, but so few actual 

 migrants have been examined that it is impossible to say anything 

 more definite at present ; both races occur together at Lights 

 on south coast. 



PRUNELLA COLLARIS* 



i86. Prunella collaris collaris (Scop.)— THE ALPINE 

 ACCENTOR. 



Sturxus collaris Scopoli, Annus i, Historico-Xatur., p. 131 (1769 



— Carinthia). 



Accentor alpinus, Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B., i, p. 501 (also MacGillivray, 



Hewitson, etc.). 



Accentor collaris (Scopoli), Yarrell, i, p. 296 ; Saiinders, p. 95. 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Twenty obtained or satisfactorily 

 identified between Aug. and Jan. (once in March) in following 

 counties : Cornwall (1), Devon (4), Somerset (1), Gloucester (1), 

 Hants. (1), Surrey (1), Sussex (2), Essex (1), Cambs. (2), Suffolk (2), 

 Yorks. (1), Warwick (1), Carnarvon (1), Fair Isle (Shetlands) (1). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — ^^lountain-systems of south and central 

 Europe, but replaced by an allied race in south-east Europe (Dalmatia 

 to Greece), and by others in Caucasus and Asia Minor, and parts of 

 Asia. 



PRUNELLA MODULARIS 



1 87. Prunella modularis modularis (L. )— THE CONTINENTAL 

 HEDGE-SPARROW. 



MoTAciLLA MODULARIS Linna?us, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 184 (1758 — 

 " Habitat in Europa." Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — One only so far identified, Spurn 

 (Yorks.), Sept. 7, 1882 (Hartert, Brit. B., iii, p. 314), but Hedge- 

 Sparrows observed in Shetlands and Fair Isle in spring (twice in 

 great numbers in April) and autumn were probably of this form, 

 which will perhaps be found to be regular spring and autumn passage- 

 migrant. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe from about lat. 70^ north to 

 Mediterranean, east to Black Sea and Urals, in south Spain and 

 south-east Europe only winter-visitor. Partly migratory, visiting 

 (rarely) north-west Africa, Asia Minor, and Syria. 



* Prunella is the correct name for this genus, since Accentor had been 

 previously used for the Dippers. — E.H. 



