or Willow -Warblers. 95 



This species does not range further north in Europe than 

 into Northern France, but breeds throughout Southern 

 Europe, wintering in Africa, where it is found as far south 

 as Nubia and Senegal [Dresser, Birds of Europe) . I have 

 seen it during the breeding-season in Greece and Asia Minor. 

 Tristram found it in summer in the Jordan valley (Ibis, 1867, 

 p. 83) . Capt. Shelley found it in summer in Egypt and Nubia 

 (Ibis, 1871, p. 135). It passes Malta on migration [Wright, 

 Ibis, 1864, p. 70) . Tristram says that it is abundant in the 

 oases of North Africa in winter (Ibis, 1859, p. 418) . Col. 

 Irby says that it breeds near Gibraltar (Ibis, 1872, p. 300) ; 

 and accidental visitors are obtained in autumn on Heligoland 

 (Ibis, 1875, p. 179). 



This species builds a semi-domed nest on the ground, lined 

 with fine grass. The eggs are white, profusely spotted with 

 dark purple. 



23. Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot). 



Sylvia rufa, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. i. p. 188 (1802, 

 nee Bodd.). 



Ficedula rufa, Koch, Baier. Zool. i. p. 160 (1816, nee Bodd.). 



Phyllopneuste rufa, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 433 

 (1831, nee Bodd.). 



Trochilus rufa, Rennie, Field Nat. i. p. 52 (1833, nee Bodd.) . 



Sijlvicola rufa, Eyton, Cat. Brit. B. p. 14 (1836, nee Bodd.) . 



Sylvia collybita, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xi. p. 235 (1817). 



Phylloscopus collybita, Newton, in Yarr. Brit. B. ed. 4, i. 

 p. 437 (1873). 



Trochilus ininor, Forst. Synopt. Cat. p. 14 (1817). 



Sylvia abietina, Nilss. K. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1819, p. 115. 



Regulus hippolais, Flem. Brit. Auim. p. 72 (1828). 



Sijlvia hippolais, Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 131, fig. 2 (1837). 



Phyllopneuste sylvestris, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 431 

 (1831). 



Phyllopneuste solitaria, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 432 

 (1831). 



Phyllopneuste pinetorum, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 432 

 (1831). 



