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SYLVIA CINEREA (Lath.}. Whitethroat. 



Provinces I. -XVII. 



Subprovinces 1-33, 34, 35. 



Lat. 50-59. " British " type, or general. 



Scarce in the north of Scotland, though ranging to the extreme north 

 of the mainland. 



Mr. W. Dunbar describes it as nesting only occasionally in Ross, 

 Sutherland, and Caithness; and Mr. H. D. Graham finds it breeding 

 regularly in Mull and lona. 



SYLVIA CURRUCA (Lath.}. Lesser Whitethroat. 



Provinces I.-V. VIII.-XIV. XVI. 



Subprovinces 3-15, 19-25, 27, 28, 32 ? 



Lat. 50-56. " English " or Southern type. Not in Ireland. 



Apparently scarce in the west of England, and does not breed in 

 Cornwall or Devon, nor have I any authority for its nesting in Wales. 

 Very rare in Scotland, where it has been observed in Ayrshire, Renfrew, 

 and Lanark (see Macgillivray^ vol. ii.). In Haddington, breeding 

 (Mr. A. Hepburn). In Edinburgh. In Linlithgow, breeding occa- 

 sionally (Mr. T. D. Weir}. Mr. R. Gray believes it breeds near 

 Loch Lomond, and he has also obtained the bird from Argyleshire. 



SYLVIA SIBILATRIX (Bechst.}. Wood Wren. 



Provinces I .-XVI. 



Subprovinces 1-28, 29, 30, 32. 



Lat. 50-58. " British " or " English " type. Not in Ireland. 



Throughout England ; and in Scotland ranges further north than 

 the Chiff-Chaff, having been observed by the Duke of Argyll in 

 Argyleshire and at Balmoral. Mr. T. Edward has seen the bird in 

 Banffshire ; and Mr. J. Lamb tells me that it is common round Perth, 

 where Mr, A. Pullar has also found the nest. 



SYLVIA TROCHILUS (Lath.}. Willow Wren. 



Provinces I .-XVII. 

 Subprovinces 1-35. 

 Lat. 50-59. " British " type, or general. 



Throughout Great Britain, becoming less numerous in the north of 

 Scotland. Found plentiful in Sutherland by Mr. Selby ; and is 

 reported by Mr. W. Dunbar as nesting regularly in Ross, Sutherland 

 and Caithness. 



SYLVIA RUFA (Naum.}. Chiffchaff. 



Provinces I. XIV. 



Subprovinces 1-25, 26-28. 



Lat. 50-56. " English" or Southern type. 



