Class II. WHEAT-EAR WARBLER. 



521 



especially on Romney Marsh. He says, it 

 makes its appearance in April, or the begin- 

 ning of May, and departs in September; and, 

 that it is distinguishable from the sedge warbler 

 by the base of the bill being broader ; in having 

 no light stroke over the eye, and in the whole 

 upper parts being of one plain color. Ed.] 





With party colored Tails. 



Sylvia. GEnanthe. S. dorso ca. 

 no, fronte linea supra ocu- 

 los uropygio basique caudse 

 albis, per oculos fascia ni- 

 gra. Lath. Ind. orn. 52Q. 

 id. Syn. iv. p. 465. 75. id. 

 Sup. i. p. 182. 



Belon av. 352. 



CEnanthe. Gesner av. 62Q. 



Aldr. av. ii. 332. 



Wheat-ear, Fallow- smich, 

 White-tail. Wil. orn. 233. 



Rail Syn. av. 75. 



Motacilla CEnanthe. Gm. Lin. 

 966. 



Stensquetta. Faun. Suec. sp. 15, Wheat- 



254. EAR. 



Le Cul blanc, Vitrec, ou Mo- 



tenx, Vitiflora. Brisson av. 



iii. 449. Hist. oVois. v. 327. 



PI. Enl. 554./. 1. 2. 

 Culo bianco, Fornarola, Pe- 



tragnola. Zinan. 4 1 . 

 Norvegis, Steendolp, Steen 



Squette, Steengylpe. Brun- 



nich, 276. 

 Steinschwaker, Steinschnap- 



perl. Kram. 374. 

 Bella. Scopoli, No. 230. 

 Br.Zool. 102. plate S. \. f. 



5. 6. Arct. Zool. ii. 117. 



jLHE wheat-ear begins to visit us about the 

 middle of March, and continues coming till the 

 beginning of May : we have observed that the 

 females arrive about a fortnight before the 

 males. They frequent warrens, downs, and the 



