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64. Sylvia subalpina, Bon. Subalpine Warbler. 



I first met this bird towards the end of March near Da- 

 niietta, where 1 found it abundant, from which I conchide 

 that it does not winter in Egypt. The low bushes and 

 herbage along the sides of the embankments are the favourite 

 resorts of this lively little Warbler ; and there it may be seen 

 constantly on the move, creeping and flitting about amongst 

 the thick shelter, and may be easily recognized at such times 

 by its white outer tail-feathers and diminutive size ; for the 

 Black-headed Warbler and the Lesser Whitethroat are not 

 nearly so abundant in the Delta in March as the present 

 bird. Von Heuglin (Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 305) considers that 

 this species is a spring visitant to Lower Egypt. 



Hale in hreeding-plumage. — Upper parts ashy grey ; wings 

 and tail brown, with pale edgings to the feathers ; apical 

 half of the outer feathers on each side of the tail white, the 

 next tipped with that colour; a white moustache running 

 down the sides of the neck ; throat, crop, and flanks brick- 

 red, of a greater or less intensity, shading into creamy white 

 on the remainder of the body ; beak brown, inclining to flesh- 

 colour at the base ; legs pale brown ; irides brownish yellow ; 

 eyelids red. 



Female. — Upper parts shaded with hair-brown ; under- 

 parts creamy white, faintly shaded with brick-red. 



Entire length 5 inches ; culmen 0'4 ; wing, carpus to tip, 

 2-4; tarsus 0-75. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 124. 



65. Sylvia conspicillata, Marm. Spectacled Warbler. 

 Canon Tristram tells me that this species is certainly met 



