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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.}. Chiff chaff. 



Provinces I.-XIV. 



Subprovinces 1-25, 26-28. 



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



