REDDISH-TAILED WARBLER. 



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parts of the body whitish grey, irregularly varied 

 with pale rufous : sides and under tail-coverts pale 

 rufous ; tail deep rufous, and somewhat forked : 

 legs black : according to BufFon, the male has a 

 large brown lunulated mark on the fore-part of 

 the neck, with the concave part uppermost ; he 

 has also a small spot of that colour between the 

 beak and eyes, and the two middle tail-feathers 

 are also brown. 



This species inhabits the southern parts of 

 Europe, frequenting woods and low bushy places: 

 its nest is placed within a short distance of the 

 ground ; it is composed of moss without, and 

 wool and feathers within : the eggs are white, va- 

 ried with grey, and are five or six in number. The 

 bird is accounted very fine eating in the autumn, 

 as it is then very fat : it feeds on worms, flies, and 

 other insects : its song is very trifling. 



REDDISH-TAILED WARBLER. 



(Sylvia russeicauda.) 



Sy. griseo-fusca, rectricibus lateralibus rvfis. 

 Grey-brown Warbler, with the lateral tail-feathers red. 

 Sylvia russeicauda. Vieil, Ois. de V Amer. Sept. 2. 17' 

 La Fauvette a queue rousse. Vieil, Ois, de I* Amer. Sept. 2. l^- 

 pi. 71. 



This species has a very great affinity to Sylvia 

 erithracus and S. ruficauda, but may be readily 



