34 Mr. J. Whitehead's Ornithological 



wall. I found two nests^ the first on loth May, with eggs 

 already hard-set. The nest is well made and solid, about If 

 inch deep and 2f inches in diameter, composed of dry grass 

 and other stalks, neatly lined with long horsehairs. Eggs 

 four, of a very light green tint, thinly speckled with brown, 

 and with a well-marked zone at the larger end. 



46. Blackcap. Sylvia atricajnlla. 



Seems inore numerous in the winter than in the summer. 

 I found a nest with young a few days old on 29th May. 



47. Dartford Warbler. Melizophilus undatus. 



I only met with this little Warbler in two localities in 

 February 1884. I was unable to visit the place again, so 

 cannot say if the birds remained to nest. 



48. Marmora's Warbler. Melizophilus sardus. 



Fairly common and resident. I found it more plentiful 

 high up on the mountain-sides, even in winter, than in the 

 plains. I had the good fortune to find a nest with four 

 eggs, a good deal sat upon, on 24th of April. The nest was 

 placed in a cistus bush only a few inches from the ground ; 

 it is very solid (even more so than that of the Sardinian 

 W'arbler), about If inch deep, 2 J inches diameter, com- 

 posed of dried grass and other plant-stems, lined with long 

 hair and fine grass. Fggs four, yellowish white, thickly 

 speckled with light brown, and at the large end a dull grey 

 zone. This Warbler spends most of its time chattering about 

 in the thick machis, but in the spring sings a pretty song as'it 

 works hard with his wings high up in the air ; it then suddenly 

 drops into the scrub, where it makes its presence known 

 only by a chut, chut, chut, uttered very sharply. 



49. GoLDCREST. Regulus cristatus. 

 Fairly common in the mountain-forests. 



50. FiRECREST. Regulus ignicapillus. 



Fairly common. Remains in the plains throughout the 

 year, though I found some as high as 2500 feet. 



Mr. Bowdier Sharpe, writing on one of ray specimens, 

 says, " There is a distinct difference between it and English 



