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strongly resemble each other, especially the two 

 latter. The hue of the legs, however, forms the 

 best distinction. That of the chiff-chaffs being of 

 a dark brown, and the willow warbler's of a pale 

 flesh colour ; while the wood warbler differs from 

 both in having the upper plumage of a brighter 

 green, the under parts of a purer white, a distinct 

 yellow streak over each eye, the tail rather shorter, 

 and the wings longer in proportion. 



DARTFORD WARBLER, Melizophilus Dartfordi- 

 ensis. Very scarce. Has been obtained by Mr. 

 Ferryman among some patches of furze near the 

 Devil's Dyke. A specimen was shot on the 3rd of 

 May, 1844, on " the Broyl," near Chichester. I 

 have carefully watched for this little bird when the 

 fox-hounds have been drawing the great gorse 

 covers, but could never succeed in detecting it. 



GOLDEN-CRESTED REGULUS, or Golden-crested 

 Wren, Regulus cristatus. Common. 



FIRE-CRESTED REGULUS, Regulus ignicapillus. 

 It would be well that this rare species should be 

 known by some other name. If it is supposed to 

 imply a superior vividness of the bright yellow co- 

 lour, the bird has no higher claim to the title than 

 its congener the gold-crest ; but the worst of it is 

 that many persons unacquainted with the most 

 striking distinction between these closely allied 

 species, understand it in this sense, and imagine 



