1 1 1 THE S V.4 L LER HR ITISIf BUiLS. 



Tho bill is dnrk brown, th ; edges and base of tho lower mandiOle 

 yellow; the legs, toes, and claws, greyish brown. The upper parts of 

 the body are of a uniform light greyish brown, with a slight tinge 

 of orange. The wing coverts and quills are dusky brown slightly 

 margined with olive, tho under wing coverts of a delicate buff colour. 

 The chin and throat, and breast, are brownish white, the upper part 

 of the latter tinged with reddish brown, and fading into greyish wniw 

 on the under surface of the body. The young, when fledged, resemble 

 their parents, but have a somewhat yellower tint. Two broods are 

 generally reared in a season. 



Although this bird does not appear to be esteemed in the British 

 Isles as an article of food, it is captured in large numbers on the 

 Continent for the tables of the dainty; this may be owing to the fact 

 that in the sunny climes of Italy, Spain, and the South of France, it 

 feeds largely on the figs, grapes, and other rich fruit that there come 

 to perfection, and its flesh is probably more delicate and delicious in 

 consequence. 



THE WHITETHROAT, 



(Sylvia cifierea.) 

 PLATE Vll . FIGURE V 



OF the \V r arblers thnt visit this connt.rv, the \Vliitethroat is the most 

 abundant and extensively distributed ; it has been seen in almost 

 every county, but is commonest along the southern coast, from Kent 

 and Sussex to Cornwall. In Yorkshire it is plentiful, but in Durham 

 and Northumberland is less numerous. In Scotland it has been ob- 

 served in Argyleshire and Sutherlandshire, and a specimen was shot 

 in the Orkneys, at Sandy, in May, 1850. It is a regular summrr 

 visitor to all parts of Ireland. As might be expected from its 

 plentiful distribution, this species has a variety of popular names, 

 many of them more expressive than elegant; here are some of theui, 

 Wheatie-why, Churr, Muff, Muffet, Why-beard, Peggy Whitethroat. 

 Muggy, Beardy, Blethering-Tam, Whallie, Whiskey, Nettle Creeper: 

 il is also called the White-throated Warbler, and the Greater White, 

 throat. There are few parts of Europe that this bird does not visit ; 

 *t is common during the summer in Holland, France, Spain, ffaly. 

 Sardinia, and Germany, and has also been observed in Russia, Siberia, 



