336 Lloyd's natural history. 



Characters. — This little Warbler is allied to the YVhitethroats, 

 but is smaller than any of them, the wing being less than 2*5 

 inches in length, and the colour of the legs and feet is brown. 

 It is distinguished from all the small Warblers of the Whit*- 

 throat group by its chestnut chin and breast. 



Range in Great Britain. — A specimen of a supposed " Dartford 

 Warbler" was procured in St. Kilda on the 13th of June, 1894, 

 by Mr. J. S. Elliott, who sent it to me for identification, and I 

 was not a little surprised to find that it was an example of the 

 present species. 



Range outside the British Islands — Inhabits the countries of the 

 Mediterranean, probably as far east as Persia. Winters in 

 Sencgambia, and in North-eastern Africa. 



Habits. — Mr John Whitehead, who observed this species in 

 Corsica, says that it is plentiful in that island, arriving about 

 the middle of April. The first nest was taken on the 6th of 

 May. He writes : " This little warbler spends nearly all its 

 time in the thick scrub, sometimes mounting high into the air, 

 and uttering a short but pretty song, then diving back into the 

 dense bush, its whereabouts being only discoverable by a short 

 chattering note." 



Nest and Eggs — The same observer describes these as follows : 

 " The nest is often frail, about i£ inches deep and 2J inches in 

 diameter. It is composed of dry stalks, often with a good 

 many dead thistle leaves, and lined with fine dry grass, some- 

 times with long horse-haii s The eggs, four in number, are of 

 a pale yellowish or greenish white, speckled all over, but espe- 

 cially at the larger end, with light brown and slate-blue." 



