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INSECTIYOR^. 



Family SYLVIAD^. 



Gemis Sylvia, f Latham.) 



AQUATIC WARBLEE. 



Sylvia aquatica. 



Motacilla aquatica, 

 Sylvia aquatica, 



salicaria, 

 paludicola, 

 Calamodyta scJioenobcenus, 

 et Cariceti, 



Calaniodyta ' aquatica, 

 Salicaria aquatica. 



Riverain aquatique, 

 Seggen Rohrsdnger, 



Gmelin; Syst., vol. i., p. 953. 

 Latham; Ind., 1790, vol. ii., 



p. 510. 

 Temminck; Man., 1820. 

 ScHiNZ; Europ. Faun., 1840. 

 MuHLE, 1856. 

 Meyeb and Wolff, 1810. 

 ViEILLOT; Diet., 1817. 



BONAPAETE, 1838. GeRBE; 



Diet., 1848. 

 Degland, 1849. 

 Xeyseeling & Blasius, 1840. 

 schlegel, 1844. 

 Gould; B. of E. 

 Oe the Feench. 

 Of the Geemans. 



Specific Characters. — A large band of yellowish wHte or yellow 

 over the eyes; on the head two large longitudinal black bands, 

 separated by a reddish yellow band; the under tail coverts and 

 the rump marked with oblong blackish spots; tarsi flesh-colour. 

 Length of a male specimen sent me by M. E. Verreaux, four 

 inches and four-tenths ; carpus to tip two inches and a half; tarsus 

 six-tenths of an inch. 



