in Great Britain during the Nesting-season. 35 



Sylvia hortensis (Lath.). Garden Warbler. 



Provinces I.-VI. VIII.-XIV. XV.? XVI.? 

 Subprovinces i, 2-15, 17, 18-28, 29?, 32? 

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



Throughout England ; but scarce in Cornwall and Pembroke- 

 shire, and I have no authority for its breeding in North Wales. 



Extends to the south, at least, of Scotland, perhaps to Argyle 

 and Perthshire. 



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 L-V. VTII.-XIV. XVL 



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 occasionally {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. 



