THE BLACKCAP. 



{Sylvia atricapilla.) 



1 "^ IVE species may be conveniently grouped 

 -■- under the generic term Sylvia, or Fruit- 

 eating Warblers, and these, with one exception, 

 visit Great Britain regularly in the spring. Two 

 of them, the Blackcap and Garden Warbler, en- 

 joy little more immunity from traps and birdlime 

 than does the Nightingale. Their fine song 

 marks them at once as the prey of the profes- 

 sional bird-catcher, and during the month of 

 April immense numbers are taken daily. The 

 Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat are also 



