BRITISH WARBLERS 



under tail-coverts whitish buff, the underparts of the tail rusty 

 mauve and the shafts of the feathers whitish buff. Axillaries 

 and under wing-coverts are whitish isabelline and the under- 

 side of the wing the same colour as the underside of the tail, 

 only paler. The bill is horn brown, the posterior part of the 

 lower mandible being dark flesh colour. The iris is dark 

 brown and the feet greyish buff. 



The autumn plumage is similar but rather paler. 



The young resemble the adults but the upper parts are 

 rather more reddish, the eye stripe yellowish, and the lores a 

 little lighter brown. 



GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 



There are only three records of the occurrence of this 

 warbler in England, two from Devon and one from Sussex ; 

 the only other record for the British Islands being a specimen 

 which was obtained at the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork. 



This bird is a southern species not found in France and 

 apparently not visiting the northern parts of the Peninsula. 

 However in the south of Spain and Portugal it is common, 

 especially in Andalucia, Murcia, Valencia, Castellon and the 

 Balearic Islands. Occasionally it reaches Italy, Malta is 

 passed on migration, and it is found breeding in parts of 

 Palestine. Throughout Morocco, Algeria, Tripoli and Egypt 

 it is generally distributed and it is found in the Egyptian 

 Soudan and on the White Nile both in winter and spring, 

 visiting in addition Abyssinia and Somali Land in winter. 



