STRANGERS OF THE SPRING. 



47 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



Hobby . 

 Honey Buzzard 



Hen Harrier . 

 Montagu's Harrier . 



Black Kite 

 Scops Owl 



Rock Thrush . 

 Aquatic Warbler 

 Great Reed Warbler 

 Icterine Warbler 

 Barred Warbler 



Similar to Peregrine, but smaller ; 

 breast striped not banded. Thighs 

 and vent chestnut. Length 1 2 to 

 14 inches. 



Distinguished from all other Rap- 

 tores by having space between 

 eye and bill covered with feathers. 

 Length 21 to 25 inches. 



Outer web of fifth primary notched; 

 tail barred. Length 22 inches. 



Outer web of fifth primary entire ; 

 tail barred. Length 18 to 19 

 inches. 



Tail uniform brown, fork less than 

 2 inches deep. Length 22 inches.. 



No operculum ; toes bare of bristles 

 and feathers. Length 8 to 10 

 inches. 



Tail chestnut; head and neck of 

 male blue; female mottled brown, 

 but tail red as in male. Length 

 7^ inches. 



Similar to Sedge Warbler, but 

 yellower, with two dark bands 

 along the crown, and pale line 

 in centre. Length 5 inches. 



Similar to Reed Warbler in general 

 colouration, but centre of belly 

 nearly white; tail graduated. 

 Length 8 inches. 



Similar to Wood Wren on upper 

 parts, but trifle more olive, un- 

 der parts greenish yellow. Length 

 5*^ inches. 



Upper parts brownish gray ; under 

 parts grayish white, barred with 



