INSECTIVORJE. 



Family SYL VIA D^. . 



Genus Sylvia, f Latham. J 



SAEDINIAN WAEBLER. 



Sylvia melanocephala. 



Sylvia melanocephala, 



Motacilla melanocephala, 

 Sylvia ruscicola, 

 Curruca melanocephala, 



Pyropkihalma melanocephala, 

 JBec fin melanocephale, or 



Fauvette des fragons, 

 Schwarzkopfiger Strauch -sanger, 

 Occhiocotto, 



Latham; 1790. 

 Temminck; Man. 1820. 

 Bonaparte; (B. of E.) 1838. 

 Keyseeling and Blasitjs; 



1840. 

 SoHiNZ; Europ. Eaun. 1840. 

 ScHLEGEL; E-evue, 1844. 

 Degland; 1844. 

 MiiHLE; 1856. 

 G-MELIN; Syst. 1788. 

 ViEiLLOT; Diet. 1817. 

 Lesson; Ornith. 1831. 

 Z. Geebe; 1848. 

 BoNAPAETE; Consp. GrGn. Av., 



Of the Eeench. 

 Of the Geemans. 

 Of the Italians. 



Specific Characters. — Throat white; head black in the male, 

 greyish black in the female; the secondary qiiills fringed with russet 

 grey; the two external tail quills white on the outer side, with a 



