Berry-Eaters. Fruit-Eaters.



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have been kept in Germany and have even been imported into

this country, but are omitted on account of their rarity.



Tails


nearly


square



Tails


slightly


rounded


Tails


more


rounded


Tail


rounded



Tails


forked



Sylvia



Blackcap

Garden Warbler

Orphean Warbler ..

Whitetliroat ..

Barred Warbler

Lesser Whitetliroat..

Hartford Warbler



Hypolais



Icterine-Warbler

Melodious Warbler..



Acrocephalus



Great Reed Warbler

Reed Warbler

Marsh Warbler

Sedge Warbler



Locustella



Grasshopper Warbler



Phylloscopus



Chiff-chaff

Wood-wren

Willow-wren ..



Gold-crest



Regains



Fire-crest



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5.75 (Monch-grasiniicke)

5.75 (Garten-grasniiicke)

6.0 (Orpheus-grasmiicke)


5.5 (Dorr.-grasmiicke)


6.5 (Sperber-grasmiicke)

5.25 (Muller-grasmiicke)


5.1 (Provence-grasuiiicke)


5.2 (Spott-vogel)


4.9 (Sanger-Laubvogel)


7.3 (Drossel-rohrsauger)

5.25 (Teich-rohrsauger)

5.25 (Sumf-rolirsanger)


5.0 (Schilf-rolirsanger)


5.4 (Heuschrecken-


grasuiiicke)


4.6 (Weiden-Laubvogel)

5.2 (Wald-Laubvogel)


4.9 (Fitis-Laubvogel)


3.6 (Gelbkopfiges-


Goldhahnchen)


3.7 (Feuerkopfiges-


Goldhahncheu)



I have attempted to classify the above species in the first

place according to their diet (i.e. diet additional to insects). Be

it noted that the “Fruit-eaters” will also consume berries but

the “ Berry-eaters” will not, as far as my experience goes, also

consume (wall) fruit, though the Chiff-chaff and the Willow-Wren

will, in captivity, eat a little banana.


Secondly, I have endeavoured to classify them according

to the shape of their tails. There is a lot in tails—almost as

much, in fact, as in beaks. The square, or nearly square, tail

connotes a species that does not depart much from the ordinary

types of Passerine birds; it is not highly specialized; it is

generally seen perching in fairly open situations and is not re¬

markably skilful in capturing insects. The slightly-rounded tail



