REGULtJS. 53 



Distribution in the British Isles. — Resident. Generally- 

 distributed over the mainland of Great Britain and Ireland. 

 Many of our native birds leave in the autumn and return in 

 spring and are Summer Visitors. A common Winter Visitor 

 from northern Europe. A Bird of Passage in spring and 

 autumn occurring from the Shetlands southwards, especially 

 on the eastern seaboard, when en route between its continental 

 summer haunts and its winter quarters. 



General Distribution. — The Goldcrest breeds throughout 

 Europe, with the exception of Spain and Portugal, as 

 far east as the Caucasus and Asia Minor. It occurs in 

 winter in Spain and Portugal, and perhaps Algeria, whence 

 it has been recorded by the older writers. It is represented 

 by allied forms in the Azores, Canary Islands, Corsica, 

 Sardinia, and various parts of Asia. 



Regulus ignicapillus. Fibe-ckest. 



Sylvia ignicapilla Temmimk, Man. d'Orn. 2nd ed. i. 

 1820, p. 231 : France. 



Eegulus ignicapillus {Temm.); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. 

 1883, p. 83 ; B. O. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 15 ; Saunders, 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 59. 



Ignicapillus, from ignis = fire, and capillus = hair. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — Winter Visitor. Some- 

 what rare and most frequently observed in the south-eastern 

 and southern maritime counties of England. It is uncommon 

 elsewhere, but has occurred as far north as Northumberland. 

 It is unknown in Scotland and Ireland. 



General Distribution. — The Fire-crest breeds in central and 

 southern Europe, extending as far north as the North sea 

 and the Baltic, and southwards to Asia Minor and north- 

 west Africa. Migratory in the northern part of its range, 

 but resident in the south. Hepresented in Madeira by 

 R. i. madeirensis. 



