ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 83 



WOOD- WEEN Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechst.). S. page 71. 



Isle of Man. — Heard in May, 1901, in Rhenass Glen ; in May, 

 1905, at Ballamoar, and a number at Ballacowle (P. G. Ralfe, 

 Birds I.O.M., p. 26). 



Previously unrecorded in the Isle of Man. 



ICTERINE WARBLER Hypolais iderina (Vieill.). S. page 75. 



Norfolk, Cromer.— One shot on September 5th, 1899 (E. C. 

 Arnold, Zool., 1899, p. 475). Blakeney. — One shot September 

 18th, 1903, and one seen (?) September 26th, 1905 (J. H. 

 Gurney, t.c, 1904, p. 209, and 1906, p. 134). nolkham.—One 

 seen by A. Napier, September 20th, 1903 (id., 1904, p. 212). 



Kentish Knock (Lightship). — One seen September 22nd, 

 1903 (W. E. Clarke, Ibis, 1904, p. 136). 



Sussex. — A male shot at Peasmarsh, near Rye, on June 26th, 

 1905 (J. B. Nichols, Zool, 1905, p. 349). 



Isle of Wight. — A female taken at St. Catherine's Light- 

 house, on September 29th, 1905 (H. F. Witherby, Bull. B.O.C , 

 XVI., p. 23). 



Although common on the Continent, this Warbler apparently 

 seldom comes to our shores. Mr. Saunders admitted only 

 eight authentic occurrences. Amongst those recorded above 

 several examples were seen but not obtained and it is unsafe to 

 admit these as thoroughly authentic examples owing to the 

 similai'ity of this species to the Melodious Warbler. 



MELODIOUS WARBLER Hypolais polyglotta (Vieill.). 

 S. page 77. 



Sussex.— A male shot at Ninfield, 10th May, 1900 (W. R. 

 Butterfield, Ihis, 1900, p. 569). 



Devon.— In May, 1897, the Rev. M. A, Mathew heard near 

 Lyme Regis, two warblers which he concluded were Icterines 

 {cf. S. page 77). In May, 1898, in the same place, he heard a 

 number of the same Warblers (3 one day and 12 on another 

 day). Two or three were seen at close quarters, and Mr. 

 Mathew came to the conclusiou that they were Melodious 

 Warblers, that the birds nested, and that this species '" may 

 now be regarded to have established itself as a summer migrant 

 to this extreme south-east corner of Devon " {Zool., 1898, 

 p. 265). 



Ireland. — One shot on September 23rd, 1905, at the Old 

 Head Lighthouse, Kinsale, co. Cork (R. M. Barrington, Irish 

 N., 1906,' p. 157). 



This species does not range so far north on the Continent as 

 the Icterine. It has in several cases been suspected as breeding 

 in this country, and the birds have been heard and seen, but 



