346 Banffshire Fauna. [APPENDIX. 
Syivia pHenicurus [The Redstart]. 
Frequents our gardens, and breeds there. 
Sytvia tirnys [The Black Redstart]. 
I am only aware of two of these birds having been seen in our 
county. 
Sytvia Rupicoua [ The Stone-chat]. 
Syztvia rupetra [Zhe Whinchat]. 
Neither of these birds is very numerous with us; but they may 
occasionally be seen in suitable localities. The first is with us 
all the year, and the other, though migratory, is occasionally seen 
in winter. 
Syivra @NnanrHe [ Zhe Wheat-ear]. 
A summer visitor. Wheat-ears generally appear on the sea-coast 
first, from whence they disperse inland. They are called with us 
the “Stone chatterer.” 
Sytvia pHRacmitis [ The Sedge-warbler]. 
Comparatively rare. It is only of late years that this bird has vis- 
ited us. How pleasant and enchanting it is to wander by the 
margin of the running stream either at latest even or at earli- 
est morn, or even during summer’s midnight hours, and hear the 
sedge-warbler pouring forth his long, harmonious song—himself 
all the while hid in some neighboring bush. See pp. 66, 126. 
Syzvia atricaPiiia [ The Blackcap]. . 
Rarer even than the last. A most noble songster, though I prefer 
the thrush. 
Sytvia cinerea [ The Whitethroat]. 
More numerous than either of the two last. It arrives about, the 
same time. 
Syzvia sipitatrix [ Zhe Wood Wren]. 
Very rare. It is only seen at intervals, though it is supposed to 
breed here. 
Sytvra trocaiLus [ Zhe Willow Wren]. 
Common throughout the whole county. It is found in plantations, 
whins, brooms, and in gardens and orchards. It generally nests 
on the ground, It is a very lively songster. 
Syivia rora [The Chiffchaf’]. 
The only bird of this kind that I have seen is one that I took my- 
self in the Duff House policies. 
Recutus orestatus [The Golden-crested Regulus or Wren]. 
Wherever there are suitable woods, this bird is to be found among 
us in pretty fair numbers. 
