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ts.c'"j f«-»- ^■VIII- SYLVIA. i„,*. 



voR^. I II. Sub-gen: Sylvia. Lath. 



GS sp. t Sylvia cinerea. Lath. The common White-throat. 



Ciirrfica ,, „ Bechst. 



Nest. May — June, on the ground, in coarse grass or in brambles. 



Eggs. 4-5, greenish white, mottled all over with olive-green and bluish grey, chiefly near 

 the larger end. 



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68^ 



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69 sp. t Sylvia curhuca. Lath. The lesser White-tlii-oat. 

 Currnca garrula. Briss. 



Nest. May— June, on the ground, among bramble-bushes. 



Eggs. 4-5, they ressemble those of 5". horiensis ; but the ground is clearer and the sj 

 are more definite. 



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69 c 



