i6 BRITISH BIRDS, WITH THEIR NESTS AND EGGS. 



become more readily accustomed to captivity if caught on their arrival in this 

 country than just before or at the season of their departure. Not having captured 

 any Warblers in the spring months, I am quite unable to decide the point. 



The two following birds should not, I think, be admitted as British ; each of 

 them having only appeared as an accidental straggler on three occasions: 



Family TURD ID At.. Subfamily S YL VIINAL. 



THE RUFOUS WARBLER. 



Acdon valadodes, TEMM. 



A SOUTH European species, of which the first example was shot near Brighton 

 by Mr. Swaysland on September i6th, 1854 ; the second was an imperfect 

 specimen obtained in Devonshire, on September 25th, 1859; the third was also 

 obtained in Devonshire, on October, i2th 1876. 



