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if diligently sought for on our south-eastern coast by those 

 well conversant with its notes, without which knowledge 

 it would be difficult to find it ; when within a few yards, 

 this bird is readily distinguished by the white mark above 

 the eyes.' 



DALMATIAN REGULUS. 



THE DALMATIAN REGULUS (Eegulus modestus). Another 

 of these beautiful little birds is here figured. With us it 

 is a very rare species, a single specimen only having been 

 shot on the coast of Northumberland, in September, 1838. 

 This is described as having the whole of the upper plumage 

 greenish yellow ; on the centre of the crown of the head 

 is a streak of paler ; a light lemon- coloured streak extends 

 over the eye, from the base of the bill to the occiput ; a 

 short streak of the same colour passes beneath the eye, and 

 a narrow dusky band passes through the eye, and reaches the 

 termination of the auriculars. The under parts are pale yellow, 

 the ridge of the wing bright lemon colour, wing feathers dusky, 

 edged with pale yellow, becoming broader on the secondaries, 

 two conspicuous bands of pale lemoncolour cross the coverts. 

 The person who shot this, says : ' Its manners, as far as I 

 had an opportunity of observing them, were so like those 

 of the Golden-crested Wren, that at first I mistook it foi 

 that species. It was continually in motion, flitting from 



