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 7. SYLVIELLA, LESSER WHITE THROAT. 



S. cinereo-fusca subtus sordide alba, rectricibus du- 

 abus intermediis brevioribus subulatis. Shaw. 



bill is dusky ; irides yellowish, with a dash 

 of pearl colour ; the upper part of the head is ash 

 colour ; all the other upper parts are cinereous 

 brown ; the quills and tail are dusky, edged with 

 ash colour; from the throat to the vent, including 

 the under tail coverts, silvery white ; the exterio r 

 feather of the tail is whitish almost to the base ; the 

 outer web is quite white ; the legs are dusky lead 

 colour. 



Length 5j inches. 



The lesser white throat arrives about the latter end 

 of April, and builds a nest much like the common 

 white throat. 



The female lays 4 or 5 bluish white eggs, speckled 

 over with brown and ash colour. 



8. ATRICAPILLA. BLACK-CAP, OR MOCK 



NIGHTINGALE. 



S. testacea, subtus cinerea, pileo obscuro. Shaw. 



The bill is brown ; irides dark hazel ; the crown 

 is black ; (in the female dull rust colour) the hind 

 part of the neck is cinereous ; the back and wings are 



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