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she nt. slender, straight, compressed towards the end, bristles small; tarsus long, with seven 

 anterior scutellse, of which only the lower three are distinct ; wings moderate in length, the 

 quills nineteen in number, the bastard primary of medium size, the third primary longest, the 

 fourth and fifth rather shorter ; tail long, straight, slightly emarginate. 



Two species, which I have not included in the present work, are said to have been obtained 

 in Europe, viz. Phylloscopus nitidus, Blyth (J. A. S. Beng. xii. p. 967, 1843), and Phylloscopus 

 'proregulm (Pall.). According to Mr. Seebohm (Ibis, 1877, p. 105) one specimen of the latter 

 species has been shot (and another seen) in Heligoland ; but this specimen does not appear to 

 be now in existence for examination. Mr. Gatke also states (Ibis, 1879, p. 103) that his son 

 shut a specimen of Phylloscopus nitidus on Heligoland, and he believes that another Willow- 

 Warbler obtained there, on the 25th September 1878, must be referable to Phylloscopus 

 viridanus 



