BLACK RED-TAIL WARBLER. 677 



white, edged with pale rufous, and dotted with 

 brown : the breast is pale brown : the under tail- 

 coverts are tinged with rufous: the rest of the 

 under parts white. 



BLACK RED-TAIL WARBLER. 

 (Sylvia atrata.) 



Sy. nigra, vertice plumheo, remigibiis atris; secundariis margine 

 exteriore albis, rectricibus rufis; intermediis duabus atris. 



Black Warbler, with the crown lead-colour ; the quills dusky ; 

 the outer margin of the secondaries white ; the tail-feathers 

 rufous, the two middle ones dusky, 



Sylvia atrata. Lath. Ind, Orn. 2. 514. 21. 



Motacilla atrata. Gmel. Si/st. Nat. 1. 988. 162. 



Black Red-tail. Lath, Gen. Syn. 4. 426. I6. 



Locality unknown : the prevaih'ng colour of 

 its plumage is black: the top of the head lead- 

 colour : the quills dusky : the outer edges of the 

 secondaries bordered with white : the feathers of 

 the back have dusky margins : the two middle 

 tail-feathers are dusky, the others red: the bird 

 is about six inches in length. 



