Class II. WHEAT-EAR WARBLER. 



especially on Ronmey Marsh. He says, it 

 makes its appearance in April, or the begin- 

 ning of May^ and departs in September; and, 

 that it is distinguishable from the sedge warbler 

 by the base of the bill being broader j in having 

 no light stroke over the eye, and in the whole 

 upper parts being of one plain color. Ed.] 



521 



#* 



With party colored Tails. 



Sylvia. CEnanthe. S. dorso ca- 

 nOj fronte linea supra ocu- 

 los uropygio basique caudse 

 albis, per oculos fascia ni- 

 gra. Lath. Lid. orn. 52Q. 

 id. Syn. iv. p. 465. 75. id. 

 Sup. i. p. 182. 



Belon av. 352. 



tEnanthe. Gesner av. Q2Q. 



Aldr. av. ii. 332. 



Wheat-ear, Fallow-smich, 

 White- tail. Wil. orn. 233. 



Rail Syn. av. 75. 



Motacilla CEnanthe. Gm. Lin. 

 966. 



Stensquetta. Faun. Suec. sp. j; 



254. 

 Le Cul blanc, Vitrec, ou Mo- 



tenx, Vitiflora. Brisson av. 



iii. 449. Hist, d'ois. v. 327. 



PI. Enl. 554./. 1. 2. 

 Culo bianco, Fornarola, Pe- 



tragnola. Zina7i. 41. 

 Norvegis, Steendolp, Steen 



Squette, Steeng}'Ipe. Brun- 



nich, 276. 

 Steinschwaker, Steinschnap- 



perl. Kram, 374. 

 Bella. Scopoli, No. 230. 

 Br. Zool. 102. plate S. 1./. 



5. 6. Arct. Zool. ii. 11 7. 



3l HE wheat-ear begins to visit us about the 

 middle of March, and continues coming till the 

 beginning of May : we have observed that the 

 females arrive about a fortnight before the 

 males. They frequent warrens, downs, and thfe 



Wheat- 

 ear. 



