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nearer the plains, and depends partly on the pro- 

 duce of cultivation for its support. 



Bill brownish, with the base of the maxilla 

 yellow. Head, nape of the neck, back, and 

 breast, pale hair brown, on the back having the 

 centre of the feathers blackish brown. Quills 

 hair brown, margined with yellowish white. 

 Greater and lesser coverts brownish black, termi- 

 nated by a pale spot, and the former broadly 

 margined with pale reddish brown. Tail subfur- 

 cate, dark hair brown, margined with yellowish 

 white, and each tipped with the same colour. 

 The chin and throat yellowish white ; the tip of 

 each feather blackish brown. This distribution 

 of colour runs in an oval form, and marks the 

 part where the brilliant crimson spot occurs in 

 Caliope. The belly and flanks are orange brown ; 

 the feathers margined with yellowish white. 

 The under tail coverts are blackish brown, deeply 

 margined with yellowish white. 



THE HEDGE ACCENTOR ACCENTOR MODU- 

 LAR is, Cuv. Motacilla modularis, Linn. Accen- 

 tor modularis 9 Cuv. Accenteur mouchet, Temm. 

 Winter Fauvette, Hedge Sparrow, Hedge Ac- 

 centor of British authors. The Hedge Accen- 

 tor, more commonly known by the name of 

 " Hedge Sparrow," is a common and frequent 

 accompaniment among the heaps of fire wood, or 

 brush and rubbish, pea stick or garden stakes, 

 which may be often seen around the offices of a 

 country dwelling, or vicinity of the garden and 



