52 BIRDS OF GUERNSFA'. 



39. Lesser Whitethroat. Sylvia curriica, Lin- 

 naeus. French, " Bee-fin babillard." — Like the 

 Whitethroat, the Lesser Whitethroat is a regular, 

 but by no means a numerous summer visitant to 

 Guernsey. I saw a few in the willow-hedges about 

 the Grand Mare, and in one or two other places 

 near there, and young Le Cheminant had one or 

 two eggs in his collection, probably taken about 

 L'Eree. 



The Lesser Whitethroat is included in Professor 

 Ansted's list, and only marked as occurring in 

 Guernsey. There is at present no specimen in the 

 Museum. 



40. Blackcap. Sylvia atricapilla, Linnaeus. 

 French, " Fauvette a tete noire," " Bee-fin a tete 

 noire." — Though generally known as the Guernsey 

 Nightingale, the Blackcap, though a regular, is by 

 no means a numerous summer visitant. I have, 

 however, always seen a few about every time I have 

 been in the Island in the summer. There are a 

 few eggs in the Museum, and in Le Cheminant's 

 collection. 



The Blackcap is mentioned by Professor Ansted 

 in his list, and restricted to Guernsey. There is 

 only one specimen — a female — at present in the 

 Museum. 



