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95. (53) Cettia cetticetti (Manii.). Cetti's Warbler. 

 Local name : Beccapc taV ilma. 



Blasius having found this local name given in Giglioli's 

 'Avifauna Italica/ included the species in his list of Maltese 

 birds. I saw a specimen in a very bad state of preser- 

 vation at Mr. Micallef's in 1912. It was labelled '' Occhio 

 rosso, Beccajic tal ilma, Malta Ajjvile igoi.'^ For these 

 reasons I give the species a place amongst our avifauna, 

 though further evidence is certainly desirable. 



96. (50) Lusciniola melanopogon melanopogon (Temm.). 

 The Moustached Warbler. 



Local name : Beccajic kastni. 



Recorded by Wright, who says that a specimen in the 

 possession of Sir William Jardine was shot by Dr. L. Adams 

 at the Marsa on the 11th of November, 1866. The local 

 name given by Giglioli is " Beccajic ahmar/' but, as the 

 Whitethroat is known by this name, I think the name 

 here given, suggested by the Hon. Dr. Magro, which is 

 a translation of the Italian '' Forapaglie castagnuoloy" is 

 much more to the point. 



97. (52) Locustella luscinioides luscinioides (Savi). Savins 

 Warbler. 



Local name : Bujula griza. 



Schembri reported this species on the authority of Dr. G. 

 C. Grech Delicata, who assured him that he met with it in 

 November 1812. Mr. Micallef procured a specimen about 

 twelve years ago. This, however, I have not seen. The 

 local name given by Giglioli is Bufula griza rara. As we 

 have not, however, any bird known by the name Bufula 

 griza, it is better to leave the adjective rara out. 



98.(51) Locustella fluviatilis (Wolf). The River- Warbler. 



Local name : Beccajic taxxmajjar. 



Reported by Schembri on the authority of Dr. G. C. 

 Grech Delicata. The local name given is a translation 

 of the Latin, and has been suggested by the Hon. 

 Dr. Magro. 



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