Birds LL 



VoL IV. Ma. 21, 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF WARBLERS.. 



The Warblers form a numerous tribe of Bircia 

 confining of more than iQo ditferent fpecies. So- 

 me of them are natives of Germany, hut the grea- 

 teft part are indigenous to other countries. We 

 have feen fome of them in Number 64 of the 

 II Vol. of this Picture Gallerie.; we are here made 

 acquainted with fome other fpecies. 



Fig. 1. The thorn - tailed Warbler. 



'{Mo tacitici fpìnicauda.) 

 This fpecies is about the fize of a common 

 'fparrow and inhabits the Terra del Fuego on 

 the foutbern point of America. The principal 

 colour of its plumage is white' on the under 

 part of the neck and bel ! y , and of a reddish 

 brown Call on the hack and wings. This bird 

 is remarkable in regard to its tail, the feathers 

 of which are beardlefs and naked the third 

 part of their length, fo that the tail when ex- 

 panded feems to be armed with pickes. 



Fig. 2. The Philippine Warbler. 



(Mo tacili a Ph ilippcnfis.) 

 The fize of this beautifully penciled Warbler 

 is fupeiior to that of the above mentioned fpe- 

 cies. Its head is of a yellowish , the neck of a 

 dull red colour, and acrofs the breaft runs a band 

 of dark blue. Back, tail and wings are black 

 with a tinge of violet. It is an inhabitant of 

 the Philippine Islands. 



Fig. 3. The Stone -Chat. 

 (Tvlotacilla rubicola.) 

 The Stone- Chat occurs in al mo ft every part 

 of Germany frequenting principally the dry and 

 fîony hills where it flies ïèSteR ' about. It at- 

 tains a fize of 4 inches and lives on Flies, "and 

 other infects. Its head, back and neck are 

 black, under the neck is a large ft rip e of white 



and the belly is of a yellow red colour. The 

 neft which thefe birdä build amongft ftones Of 

 shrubs is hardly to he found, for they never 

 fly Srrait to it; but fitting down at fome diftaa- 

 ce creep to it upon the ground. 



Fig. 4. The fattry Warbler. 

 (Mo tac ilia fervida.) 

 This fpecies which is of a f mailer fize than 

 the Stone Chat is a native of Senegal on the We- 

 item coaft of Africa. Its colour is yellow - red 

 and reddish brown variegated with numerous 

 black fpots. 



Fig. 5* The fup erb Warbler. 

 (Wlotacilla cyanea.) 



It is on account of the fine blue Stripes with 

 which the black head is decorated , that this bird 

 is called the fuperb Tf r arbler. ; it is a native of 

 van Diemens Land. Its body is very final! in 

 comparifon of its head and its tail exceeds by far 

 the length of its body. 



Fig. 6. The White Tail 



(Mot a cilia Oenanthe.) 

 Its length is about 5| inches. It is frequent 

 in Germany, but is m oft common in England 

 where it is caught with fnares by hunderds, and 

 coußdered as a delicate eating. 



Fig. 7,0 The Ruby - Throat. 

 (Mota cilia Calliope.) 

 This elegant bird, the fize of which may be 

 compared to that of a Red ta il lives in the eaftern 

 parts of Siberia where it inhabits, the Summits 

 of the lof tieft trees; its Zinging is fweet and plea- 

 fant and the red brown colour of its body con- 

 trats very well with the elegant red colour of it* 

 neck and breaft edged with black. 



