GARDEN WARBLER. 315 
the temperate and southern portions, inhabiting Italy from 
April to October, and is seen in Sicily when on its north- 
ern route in Spring. 
The adult male has the beak dark brown ; irides hazel; 
the eyelids white; the head, neck, back, wings, and tail- 
feathers, of a uniform hair brown: the whole of the under 
surface of the body from the chin to the ends of the under 
tail-coverts, dull brownish white, darkest on the neck and 
chest, and lightest, almost white, on the belly ; the under 
wing-coverts of a delicate buff colour; the legs, toes, and 
claws, purple brown. 
The whole length of the bird rather less than six inches. 
From the carpal joint to the end of the longest feather in 
the wing, three inches: the first feather very short; the 
second longer than the fourth, but not quite so long as the 
third, which is the longest in the wing. 
The female is lighter in colour than the male on the 
upper surface of the body, and more uniformly greyish 
brown underneath. 
According to Mr. Selby, ‘‘ the young of the year have 
the region of the eyes greyish white; head, upper part of 
the neck, back, rump, and wing-coverts, yellowish brown, 
passing into oil-green; quills greenish grey, edged with 
oil-green ; cheeks and sides of neck yellowish grey ; throat, 
breast, sides, and under tail-coverts, wine-yellow ; middle 
of the belly white ; legs, toes, and claws, pearl-grey.” 
