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Eastern Europe. An accidental visitant to England, where it has 
been killed or seen about a dozen times. 
105: AccENTOR MODULARIS’. 5. £2. Viel ue Pie aye 
Heper-Accentor or HepeE-Sparrow. 
Resident in the three kingdoms; common in gardens. A tame, 
pleasing, and harmless little bird. Lives on insects. Inhabits most 
parts of Europe and Malta, where I have shot examples. 
Family SYLVIID. 
Comprises a very large number of species, which are inhabitants 
of the older known portion of the globe. About fifteen are enume- 
rated in the British avifauna, as belonging to [the genera Sylvia, 
Curruca, Luscinia, Melizophilus, Phyllopneuste, Ficedula, Regulus, 
Reguloides, &e. 
Genus LuscrnrA. 
A very well-defined genus, comprising two species, both of which 
are summer birds in Central Europe. One of them, our well-known 
Nightingale, comes to us in spring, and retires again in autumn. It 
has been ascertained that both species winter in more southern 
climes ; but we really know little respecting the extent of their range 
in that direction. 
NOG. GUSCINTA’PHELOMELA’. 4.67 2°20 3°") SV ol eaieaR iyi 
NIGHTINGALE. 
A summer migrant to the southern and central parts of England, 
but not to Scotland or Ireland. A full account of this charming 
bird will be found opposite the Plate on which it is represented. 
Genus Sy via. 
In the present work both the Whitethroats have been regarded 
as typical examples of the genus Sylvia. These and some other 
species abound in Europe during the months of summer; others, 
again, are spread over Northern Africa, India, and China. Their 
food consists of insects and berries. 
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W HITETHROAT. 
When spring assumes her most cheery aspect, our hedges put 
forth their leafy verdure, and the goose-grass ramifies among the 
herbage of the ditches, the saucy Whitethroat makes its appearance, 
and, after spending the summer and rearing its brood, departs again 
in autumn to winter in warmer climes. It is, therefore, a true sum- 
