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Dunnoc he says : — " There is but one British species 

 of this genus a resident bird, and a very common 

 and familiar one — the ' Hedge Sparrow,' ' Hedge 

 Warbler,' or Dunnoc (Accentor modularis.) It is 

 neither a Sparrow nor a Warbler, and it is certainly 

 not the only ' dun-colored' bud in the country ; so 

 that Titling is the least exceptionable name, and it 

 also partly expresses the common cry of the bird, 

 which is teet sounded short." Feath. Tribes, vol. I, 

 p. 286. This is written in the improving spirit, but 

 I must just remark that the objection to Dunnoc, as 

 the generic name, is very insufficient, for although 

 the bird is certainly not the only dun-colored bird in 

 the country, yet it is so par excellence : he might as 

 well object to " Redbreast" as the generic name of 

 Rubecula, because the Redstart (Ruticilla,) and the 

 Coalhood (Pirrula) have as much or more red on 

 the breast. Titling is by Fleming used as the 

 English generic name of Anthus (Pipit.) With 

 regard to the Redeyed Whinling (Melizophilus 

 provincialis, Leach) he says : — " The Dartford 

 Warbler (Silvia provincialis) might, perhaps more 

 accurately be called the ' Furze Warbler ;' as it is 

 not quite correct to name after one place in 

 England, and that not the place where it is most 

 frequently seen, a bird more abundant in Spain, 

 Provence, and Italy, than in England. Though 

 generally classed with the Warblers (Silvia,) 

 and resembling them in some of its characters, 

 it differs in others : and the points of difference are 



