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6y. Whitethroat, S. comrnunh Lath. Scarce visitor on passage: 

 arriving- about April 20; perliaps a few pairs breed in the 

 mountains as VV. saw some there after mid-May. 



6%. Lesser Whitethroat, B. curruca curruca (L.). Fairly common 

 resident: fresh eggs on April 19 (J. W.). Not recorded by 

 other observers. 



69. Sardinian Warbler, S. melanocephala melanocephala (Gm.). 

 A common resident, especially on the lower slopes, but also 

 met with by B. up to 4000 ft. The breeding season is 

 variable and probably more than one brood is reared, as I 

 found young in the nest on May 12 and took fresh eggs on 

 May 29. One clutch taken on May 21 contained an egg of 

 Cuculus canorus. There is considerable variation in the eggs, 

 but the red type appears to be absent (J.). 



70. Subalpine Warbler, S. cantillans cantillans (Pall.). [S. sub- 

 alpina auct.]. Common in the macchia, arriving according to 

 J. W. about mid April and breeding both in cistus scrub and 

 also in bushes from about mid May onwards. The 

 erythristic type of egg appears to be absent also in the case 

 of Corsican specimens, though common in Spain. Cuculus 

 canorus often lays in the nest of this species (J. W., ].). 



71. Spectacled Warbler, S. conspicillata Temm. Nest with eggs 

 found and bird snared on May 13 : several others seen (J. W.) : 

 tolerably common and sedentary (G.). 



72. Dartford Warbler, S. undata (Bodd.). Met with in two loca- 

 lities in Feb. (J. W.) : met with near Ajaccio (B., G.) and in 

 the Gulf of Porto early in Oct. (G.) : two or three pairs near 

 the coast with young just able to fly. May 11 (J.). 



73. La Marmora's Warbler, S. sarda La Marm. Not uncommon 

 resident in the macchia on the slopes of the mountains, not 

 only round the coast but also inland. Recorded as especially 

 common near Corte (G.) : Lilford found it breeding on the 

 islets in the Straits of Bonifacio: two nests with incubated 

 eggs taken on Alay 15; while a nest with 4 eggs was found 

 on Apr. 24 (J. W.) : and another on May 10 (J.). 



74. Fantail Warbler, Cisticola cisticola (L.). Common resident 

 at Biguglia and other swamps (W., J. W., G.). 



75. Fieldfare. Turdus pilaris L. A few seen in stormy weather 

 March 12 — 16 (J. W.). 



76. Mistle Thrush, T. viscivorus reiseri Schieb. [Orn. Monatsber. 

 191 1, p. 85.] Resident in small numbers, breeding in the 

 mountain forests, but more numerous on the low ground in 

 winter. Fresh eggs taken on May 27 (J.). 



'^y. Song Thrush, T. philomelos philomelos Brehm. [T. musicus 

 auct.] Winter visitor in gieat numbers, leaving m March 

 and early April. 



