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of the breast and flanks have cast their white margins, and have, in 

 compan}' with the axillaries, wing-coverts, and under tail-eovcrts, 

 deepened in colour to a rich chestnut. The female has little or no 

 si.'asoual change. Birds of tlwymr (WKct from adults onlj' in having 

 the black parts broadly, instead of narrowly, margined vrith pale 

 brownish chestnut. Yotivg in first phimage resemble the female, 

 but have each feather of the upper and under parts, except the 

 quills and tail-feathers, with pale centres and dark margins. 



The European Piedstart breeds throughout the Pahcarctic Ecgion 

 as far north as the Arctic Circle and as far cast as the watershed 

 of the Yenesay and the Lena, in the southern districts, at some 

 elevation, preferring the pine-region. It winters in South Persia 

 and Central Africa as far west as Senegal. 



a, h. c? ad. st. 

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Juv. st. 

 e. (S ad. st. 

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m. Juv. sk. 



n. $ ad. st. 

 0. 6 jnv. ; j>- 



5 ad. sk. 

 q. 5 juv. sk. 



r, s. J $ ad. 



sk. 

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t(,i: 6; ■"--■ $ 



ad. sk. 

 .r. (S ad. sk. 

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a, «'. <S $ ad. 



sk. 

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c'. c? ad. sk. 

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 'h'. 2 ad. sk. 

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sk. 

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m', n' . Skeleton. 

 o'. Skull. 



England. 

 England. 



Epping Forest. 

 Safii'on Walden, Essex. 

 Cambridgeshire, May 22, 



18G6 (O. S.). 

 Surbiton, Sun-ev, August 



1877. _ 

 Devonshire. 

 Skane, Sweden, August 



1871 (/. Meves). 

 SkSne, Sweden, Sept. 12, 



1871 (J. Meres). 

 S. Noi-way, June 1860 {F. 



Godmaii). 

 S. Norway, May 1866 {F. 



Godman). 

 Heligoland, Sept. 1876. 



Belgium. 



Valencia, S. Spain, March 



25, 1872 {H. Saundirs\ 

 Valencia, S. Spain, April 



1872. 

 El Djen, Tunis, March 1, 



1857 (0. -S'.). 

 M'tesa's country. 

 Egypt {Dr. Christie). 



Syria. 



Mount Carmel. 



Taurus, Asia Minor, April 

 1876 (C. a. Danford). 



Saharunpore {Dr. Jame- 

 son) [?]. 



England. 



Wiirtemberg. 



2. Euticilla mesoleuca. 



J. Gould, Esq. 



H.Doubleday,Esq.[P.]. 



J. Clark, Esq. 



F. Godman and 0. Sal- 



vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 Mr. Mott [P.]. 



Colonel Montagu [P.]. 

 R. B. Sbarpe, Esq. [P.]. 



E. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.], 



F. Godman and 0. Sal- 

 vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



F. Godman and 0. Sal- 



viu, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 Henrv Seebohm, Esq. 



[P.']. 

 Brussels Museum [P.]. 

 Henrv Seebohm, Esq. 



[P.'J. 

 Howard Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



F. Godman and O. Sal- 

 vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



Sig. Piaggia [C.]. 



G. Turnbull, Esq. [P.]. 



Dr. Staudinger. 



Canon Tristram [C.J. 

 HeniT Seebohm, Esq. 



[P.-]. 

 India Museum. 



Purchased. 

 Dr. A. Giinther. 



Sylvia mesnleuea, Ilempr. et FJir. Symh. Phys. fol. ee (18.32). 

 Sjdvia phoenicura {Linn.), ajmd Mcnetr. Cat. JRais. Cauc. p. 

 (1832, partim). 



