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as in cold climates, he is not so familiar. He is most commonly 

 met with in gardens, and may not unfrequently be heard singing 

 merrily from some housetop, either in town or country. 



110. Cyanecula suEciCA. (Blue-throated Warbler.) 



Very rare ; only now and then seen. The two or three I 

 have examined had the pectoral spot very light rufous, or pure 

 white. 



111. Accentor modularis. (Hedge Accentor.) 



Rather rare. I met with it on the 26th November, 1860, and 

 on the 3rd December, same year ; and Dr. Adams observed two or 

 three others, of which he obtained one. I have another, which 

 was taken in May 1862. Individuals have also been captured 

 in December and January. 



112. Sylvia atricapilla. (Blackcap.) 



Not common ; has been observed in January, February, and 

 March, as well as in September and October. I shot two males 

 in February 1859, and a female the following March. Two were 

 taken in October 1858, and one or two others in October 1860. 

 One was obtained in Gozo in January 1861, and two or three 

 more were seen at the same time. I purchased two in the 

 market in the last week of September 1862, and have since 

 obtained two or three others. 



113. Sylvia hortensis. (Garden Warbler.) 

 Beccafik, Maltese. 



In April and the middle of August and September, flocks of 

 Garden Warblers visit us on passage ; and numbers are netted 

 and brought to market, where they are eagerly sought after for 

 the table ; as many as a hundred dozen are sometimes brought 

 in at a time. It is the far-famed beccafico of the Italians. 



114. Sylvia curruca. (Lesser Whitethroat.) 



The capture of a single specimen is recorded in Schembri's 

 Catalogue. Inhabiting the north coast of Africa, as well as 

 Europe, its appearance in Malta is to be expected; but I have 

 never met with one myself. 



115. Sylvia orphea. (Orphean Warbler.) 



Appears to be rare ; I have only seen ti single specimen — one 



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