THE GREY-BACKED WARBLER (Aedon famiUaris) 

 IN KENT. 



A NEW BRITISH BIRD. 



On July 15th, 1907, a male " Rufous Warbler " was shot at 

 Hythe, Kent, and sent to Mr. Bristow, of St. Leonards, 

 where it was seen in the flesh by Dr. N. F. Ticehurst. On 

 receiving it from Mr, Bristow I thought it to be Aedon 

 galactodes, but on its being submitted to Dr. R. B. Sharj)e 

 and Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grrant, they identified it as the 

 Grey-backed Warbler, Afdou famiUaris, a bird which has 

 not previously been obtained in this country. 



It difPers from A . galactodes by the greyish-brown rather 

 than rufous-brown coloration of the upper parts, and by the 

 central pair of tail-feathers being bi'own instead of chestnut. 



Male Grey-backed Warbler {Aedon f ami/ iaris) , shot at Hytlie,Kent, on 

 July 15th, 1907. 



In range the Grey-backed AVarbler replaces the Rufous 

 Warbler as a breeding species in Asia Minor, Tui-key and 

 Greece, and further east. It has, however, wandered to Heli- 

 goland, Italy, and the south of France on a few occasions. 



Aedon galactodes, it may be noted, has only occurred 

 three times in England and once in Ireland, all in the 

 autumn. J. B. Nichols. 



