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36. Red-spotted Bluethroat. Luscinia suecica suecica (Linnaeus). 



Cyanecula suecica. Shelley, p. 85. (This and the following forms 

 of this species united by Shelley under one form.) 



Common during the winter and early spring. 



Length about 5 inches. Upper parts hair brown. Tail 

 red at base, tipped with brown. Chin, throat, and upper breast 

 metallic blue, bordered below with bands of red, white and black ; 

 in the centre of the throat a chestnut red spot. Belly buffish 

 white. Females and young birds have little, and sometimes no 

 blue on gorget. 



37. Russian Bluethroat. Luscinia suecica volgce (Kleinschmidt). 



Common during the winter and early spring. 



Distinguished from the former race by having the red spot 

 on the upper breast suffused with white in the male ; females 

 and young birds are similar to the other forms of bluethroat. 



38. White-spotted Bluethroat. Luscinia suecica cyanecula 



(Wolf). 

 Common during winter and spring. 

 The spot on the blue gorget is silky white m the male. 



39. Wolf's Bluethroat. Luscinia suecica magna (Sarudny and 



Loudon.) 



Uncommon, occurs in late spring. 



Males of this form differ from the other bluethroats in having 

 an entirely blue gorget without any central spot, and longer and 

 more slender bills. 



40. Nightingale. Luscinia megarhyncha megarhyncha Brehm. 



Philomela luscinia. Shelley, p. 88. 



Very abundant during the spring migration and is often 

 heard singing. Less common on return migration in autumn. 



About 6J inches long. Upper parts tawny red, as is also 

 the tail. Lower parts white, washed with slate on the breast 

 and buff on the belly. 



41. Sprosser Nightingale. Luscinia luscinia (Linnaeus). 



Philomela major. Shelley, p. 88. 



Occurs in spring and autumn, but sparingly, and later than 

 the aforementioned. 



Duller in coloration than the English nightingale and easily 

 recognized when in the hand by the very small first flight 

 feather. 



