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examples, as it has a grey eyebrow and grey collar round the 

 neck, neither of which are seen in British specimens. But these 

 occur in some examples from Teneriffe, and again in those 

 from Japan, from which it seems scarcely possible to separate 

 the Corsican bird." 



51. Chiffchaff. Phylloscopus rufus. 



A winter visitor ; none noticed during the spring. 



5.2. Willow-Wren. Phylloscopus trochilus. 

 Numbers seen on March 21th. 



53. Great Reed-Warbler. Acrocephalus turdoides. 



I only met with this bird on 7th and 8th of May, during 

 the passage. 



I shot at a small bird on 17th of November, in the marshes, 

 with well-marked streaks down each side of the bill, which I 

 have no doubt was the Moustached Warbler, Lusciniola 

 melanopogon. 



54. Cetti's Warbler. Cettia sericea. 



Common and resident in all the swamps. One of the hap- 

 piest little songsters I have ever met with. 



55. Fantail V/arbler. Cisticola cursitans. 



Common and resident in all the swamps. Though I spent 

 some time searching for it, I was unable to find a nest. 



56. Hedge-Sparrow. Accentor modularis. 

 Only a few seen during the winter months. 



57. Irby's Long-tailed Titmouse. Acredula irhii. 

 Fairly common and resident, but more plentiful on the 



east coast. I watched a pair building their nest on 2nd 

 April, which, in a few days, they left. Found two more 

 nests, containing seven eggs each, on 20th April and 23rd 

 May. 



58. Great Titmouse. Parus major. 



Common and resident. Found a nest with eight eggs on 

 27th May. 



59. Continental Coal Titmouse. Parus ater. 



Fairly common and resident in the mountain-forests. I 



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