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 Curruca cinerea. 



White-th'oat. 



LOCAL NAME. FIRST SEEN. EGG OBSERVED. 



NettU-creeper. May 5th, 1868. May 2nd, 1865. 



May nth, 1866. 

 May 15th, 1867. 

 May 19th, 1868. 

 May 16th, 1869. 

 1870. 



This is the commonest of all our Warblers, and may be 

 found almost everywhere, except on the open downs, and 

 even there its nest has been found among the low bushes 

 and hedges. 



I have taken a nest of this bird supported half way up 

 the stems of three nettles, in which position I believe it is 

 not uncommon. 



Curruca sylviella. 



Lesser White-throat. 



EGG OBSERVED. 



May 13th, 1865. 

 May 15th, 1866 

 May 24th, 1867. 

 May 14th, 1869. 

 1870. 



I know nothing of this as a Marlborough bird, and can 

 only quote the following passage from the " Flora " : — 



