WARBLER. 41 



wing coverts the same, with a tinge of olive ; over the eyes a broad 

 white streak; all the under parts clear white; quills and tail dusky 

 ash, with greenish edges; legs deep ash-colour. The female differs 

 in the colours being paler. 



Inhabits Spain ; found by Mr. Natterer, in the district of Alge- 

 siras ; said also to be found in Italy. 



33— REDBREAST WARBLER. 



Sylvia Rubecula, Ind. Orn. ii. 520. Scop. i. 156. No. 231. Tern. Man. d'Om. 115. 



Id. Ed. ii. p. 215. 

 Motacilla Rubecula, Lin.'i. 337. Faun. suec. No. 260. Gm. Lin. i. 993. Brun. No. 



283. Mul/er, No. 276. Kramer, p. 376. 13. Frisch, t. 19. Sepp, Vog. t. p. 85. 



Raii, 78. A. 3. Will. 160. t. 39. Bra. iii. 418. Id. 8vo. i. 427. Elein,77. 1. 



Id. Stem. 14. t. 16. f. 13. a— c. Id. Ov. 26. 1. 10. f. 16. Borowsk, iii. 194. 16. 



Gerin. iv. t. 396. 2. 

 Das Rotbkeblchen, Naturf. xvii. 104. Schmid, Vog. p. 88. 

 Rotbkehlein, Gunth. Nest. 32. t. 3. lower fig. Wirs. Vog. t. 25: 

 Pettirosso, Olin. t. p. 16. Zinnan. Uov. 46. t. 6. f. 32. 

 Rouge gorge, Buf. v. 196. pi. 11. PI. enl. 361. 1. Hist. Prov. \. 508. 

 Redbreast, Gen. Syn.w. p. 442. Br. Zool. i. No. 217. Id.fol. 100. t.S. 2. Id. Ed. 



1812. i. 502. ^rc*. Zoo/, ii. 417. D. ^/6jb, i. pi. 51. Id. Song Birds, pi. p. 55. 



Collins' s Birds, pi. 3. f. 56. Shaiv's Zool. x. 711. Will. Engl.216. Ch. 8. Hayes, 



Birds, pi. 40. Bewick, pi. p. 204. Lewin, iii. pi. 107. Donov. t. 123. Walcot, 



ii. pi. 238. Ptt/f. Dorset, p. 9. Orn. Dicf. Graves, Orn. V. 1. /rf. -E#g\s, pt. 1. 



THIS is a well known bird ; the length five inches and three 

 quarters. Bill dusky ; irides hazel ; plumage on the upper parts of 

 the body, wings, and tail greenish ash-colour; the forehead, throat, 

 neck, and breast rufous orange ; belly and vent whitish ; legs brown. 

 Male and female much alike. 



Inhabits England at all seasons, but appears more numerous, near 

 inhabited places, in winter, as it retires to the woods, in summer, to 

 breed : the nest composed of dry leaves, mixed with hair, and moss, 

 lined with feathers; the eggs five or six, dusky white, marked with 

 irregular reddish spots; the nest placed not far from the ground, 



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