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the third, fourth, and fifth prmiaries have the outer web 

 compressed or narrowed near the tip. All the wing- 

 feathers finely bordered with greyish. Tail, narrow, and 

 notched centrally, is greyish brown; the outer quill 

 edged with white, the second and third only on the 

 inner web. The whole under part of the body is 

 whitish yellow, darker in front of the chest; flanks 

 pale yellow, tinged with olive brown; under tail 

 coverts white. Beak above horn-colour, below pale 

 orange yellow; feet and claws dark brown. 



The bird and egg figured are from European speci- 

 mens sent me by M. E. Verreaux. 



Figured by Count Miihle, in his Monographic der 

 Europaischen Sylvien, bird, nest, and eggs, the original 

 of which were taken by Dr. Lindermeyer, and are now 

 in the museum at Ratisbon. 



The next bird, which, in the natural order would 

 be described here, is Sylma liip2^olais of Latham and 

 continental writers; Hijypolais j^olyglotta of Selys- 

 Longchamps, Gerbe, and Degland; Latham's Petty chaps, 

 or Melodious WilloAv Wren of British writers. A 

 single specimen however of this bird is recorded in the 

 "Zoologist," 2228-9, as having been captured by Dr. 

 E. Plomley, at Eythorne, near Dover, on the 15th. of 

 June, 1848; and it is figured and described as a 

 British bird by Mr. Morris, in the third volume of his 

 "History of British Birds." Yarrell, Pennant, Selby, 

 Jenyns, and Gould unfortunately adopted the specific 

 name of "/wjo/jo/cw's" in describing the Chifi'-Chafi', which 

 has caused much confusion in the synonomy of these 

 birds. 



