Periodical 
visitant. 
Haunts. 
Nest, &e. 
188 PASSERES. SYLVIA. W oop-WreEn. 
“ Wood-Wren.— Sylvia sibilatrix, Bechst. 
PLATE 47. Fig. 2. 
Sylvia sibilatrix, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 561.—Jd. Tasschenb. Deut. 
p- 176. 
Sylvia sylvicola, Lath. Ind. Ornith. Sup. v. 2. p. 53. sp. 1.—Linn. Trans. 4. 
p. 35. 
Regulus non Cristatus major, Will. p. 164.—Ib. (Angl.) p. 228. 
Bec-fin siffleur, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. v. 1. p. 223. 
Griiner Sanger, Meyer, 'Tasschenb. Deut. v. 1. p. 247. 
Wood Wren, Linn. Trans. v. 2. p. 245. t. 24.—Lath. Syn. 2. p. 237.—Mont. 
Ornith. Dict.—Zd. Supp. 
Green Wren, Albin. 2. t. 86. 6. 
Larger Willow-Wren, White’s Selb. p. 55. 
Yellow Willow-Wren, Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. p. 229. 
This bird seems to have remained long unnoticed as a dis- 
tinct species, from its likeness to the yellow (or willow) wren 
(Sylvia trochilus), with which it is still frequently confound- 
ed. The peculiar difference of its plumage consists in the 
more vivid tint of sulphur-yellow on the upper parts, the 
bright yellow of the eye-streak, and the pure white of the 
belly and under tail-coverts, which last named parts both in that 
bird, and the preceding one (also an instance of strong simila- 
rity), are tinged with yellow. It usually makes its appearance 
in the southern counties about the latter part of April, but in 
Northumberland it is seldom seen before the beginning of 
May; ten days or a fortnight appearing to me, from repeated 
observation, to be the difference of period in the arrival of 
all our summer visitants, between the southern and northern 
parts of the kingdom.—It frequents natural woods and plan- 
tations, and is seldom seen in hedges or brush-wood, like the 
yellow wren. In a living state, it is easily recognised by its 
peculiar song, which resembles the word T'wee, repeated twice 
or thrice rather slowly, concluding with the same notes hur- 
riedly delivered, and accompanied by a singular shake of the 
wings. ‘This song is also frequently uttered during flight, as 
it slowly descends to the twig, from whence it had previously 
risen.— The nest of the wood-wren is sumilar in form to that 
of the before mentioned species, and is commonly placed upon 
