224 INSESSORES. SYLVIA. WOOD-WREN. 



and eyes, and over each eye, is a narrow faint yellowish- 

 white streak. Wing-coverts pale yellowish-brown, mar- 

 gined with yellowish-grey. The whole of the under 

 parts, including the under tail-coverts., pale primrose- 

 yellow. Legs and feet blackish-broivn. 



WOOD-WREN. 



SYLVIA SIBIL ATRIX, Bechst. 

 PLATE XLVIT. FIG. 2. 



Sylvia sibilatrix, Jfocfa*. Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 561 Id. Tasschenb. Deut. 



p. 176. 

 Sylvia sylvicola, Lath. Ind. Orn. Sup. v. p. p. 53. sp. 1 Linn. Trans. 4. 



p. 35. 



Regulus non Cristatus major, Will p. 164 (Angl.) p. 228. 

 Becfin siffleur, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 223. 

 Griiner Sanger, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. v. 1. p. 247- 

 Wood Wren, Linn. Trans, v. 2. p. 245. t. 24. Lath. Syn. 2. p. 237 



Mont. Ornith. Diet Id. Suppl. 



Green Wren, Albin. 2. t. 86. 6. 



Larger Willow-Wren, White's Selb. p. 55. 



Yellow Willow- Wren, Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. p. 229. 



Periodical THIS bird seems to have remained long unnoticed as a dis- 

 visitant. t mc f species, from its likeness to the Yellow (or Willow) Wren 

 (Sylvia trochilus), with which it is still frequently confound- 

 ed. The peculiar difference of its plumage consists in the 

 more vivid tint of sulphur-yellow on the upper parts, the 

 bright yellow of the eye-streak, and the pure white of the 

 belly and under tail-coverts, which last named parts both in 

 that bird, and the preceding one (also an instance of strong 

 similarity), are tinged with yellow. It usually makes its ap- 

 pearance in the southern counties about the latter part of 

 April, but in Northumberland it is seldom seen before the 

 beginning of May ; ten days or a fortnight appearing to me, 

 from repeated observation, to be the difference of period in 

 the arrival of all our summer visitants, between the southern 

 and northern parts of the kingdom. It frequents natural 



