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Syracuse, and along the banks of the river Arceo, as added in his 

 catalogue. I also have collected some individuals in November, 1864, 

 in the reeds of the lake of Mazzara, and more recently others in 

 Anapo and near Terra Nuova. It is generally hidden among the 

 reeds and thick bushes, from which it rises with agility when it is 

 flushed. Gerbe says that it is migratory in Sicily. I rather believe 

 it to be stationary, since according to Mina's authority, and the 

 naturalists of Mazzara, it comes back again in winter to the same 

 places where it nests during the summer. In breeding time this 

 Sylvia emits a song which is rather strong and modulated, from which 

 it has received the name of 'Gaduzza.' Its song is also heard in 

 November, when it is more monotonous and less sonorous than in 

 spring. Cara and Salvadori also speak of this species as common 

 and stationary in Sardinia." 



The male bird sent me by M. E. Verreaux has all the upper parts 

 of the body a rich chesnut brown, darkest on the wing primaries and 

 the tail. The throat is white, shading off to ash grey on the belly 

 and to olive brown on the flanks and under tail coverts, the latter 

 being tipped with white. The wings are short, only just covering 

 the rump. Beak and feet light brown; iris nut brown. 



The female has the colours slightly paler than the male, but they 

 are difficult to distinguish, except by size. Young before the first 

 moult are, according to Degland, of a darker brown than the adult. 



My figure is from a specimen sent me by M. E. Verreaux. Figured 

 also by BufFon, pi. enl. 655, under the name of Bouscarle de Provence; 

 M. Roux, Ornith. Prov., pi. 212; Z. Gerbe, Mag. de Zool., 1840, pi. 

 21; Gould, B. of E. 



The egg is figured from a nest of three in my own collection, taken 

 near Gibraltar by Mr. Savile Reid. 



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