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escapes notice, especially on the mainland ; but of annual 

 occurrence in Shetland in spring and autumn, when en route 

 between its northern European summer haunts and its African 

 winter quarters. It has not been recorded in Ireland and is 

 of rare occurrence on the west coast of Britain. 



General Distribution — The Red-spotted Bluethroat breeds 

 in northern continental Europe and the tundras of Siberia ; 

 also in Asia, from Armenia to Kashmir, the Pamirs and 

 eastern Turkestan. It winters in north-east Africa, India, 

 the Burmese countries, and China, 



Cyanosylvia suecica cyanecula. 



White-spotted Bluetheoat. 



Sylvia cyanecula Wolf, in Meyer & Wolf, Taschenb. 

 1810, p. 240 : Germany. 



Erithacus cyaneculus ( Wolf) ; Seehohm, Gat. Birds B. M. v. 



1881, p. 311. 

 Cyanecula wolfi (Brehm) ; B. O. IT. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 9. 



Cyanecula a diminutive of ci/an«s=blue. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — A Rare Visitor. It has 

 occurred in Yorkshire, April 1876 ; Kent, Oct. 1902 ; Sussex, 

 Sept. 1905 and 1912 and May 1911 ; Fair Isle, Shetlands, 

 March 1909, May 1910 and 1913. 



General Distribution. — The White-spotted Bluethroat 

 breeds in Europe from the Russian Baltic Provinces and 

 western Russia to France and the Netherlands. It is found 

 on migration in Spain and Italy, and winters chiefly in 

 north-west Africa and in smaller numbers in north-east 

 Africa. 



Genus SAXICOLA Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. 1802, p. 216. 

 Type : S. rubicola (Linn.). 

 Saseicola = that dwells among rooks ; from taxum and colere. 



