ALPINE WARBLER 



ALPINE ACCENTOR COLLARED STARE. 



PLATE CVI. 



Accentor alpinus, .... GMELIN. 



Accentor collaris, .... NEWTON. 



Sturnus moritanicus, . . . GMELIN. LATHAM. 



A RARE straggler to England, breeding in Central and 

 Southern Europe. 



The nest is placed on the ground among stones, or in 

 some cavity or crevice of mountain rock, as also under the 

 shelter of the alpine rose or other low bush. It is made 

 of fine grass, roots and lichens, and is lined with moss, 

 wool, and hair. 



The eggs, four or five in number, are of a beautiful light 

 greenish-blue colour; they are unspotted. There are said 

 to be two broods in the year. 



