BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 
southern Europe, and its breeding-area does not appear 
to extend beyond 50° N. lat. " Between the months of 
October and April in various years, many genuine examples 
have been obtained on [the] south and eastern coasts "* 
of England, but there are no authenticated records 
from Scotland.] 
THE YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER. 
Phylloscopus superciliosus (J. F. Gmelin). 
Has occurred once. 
The summer-home of this species would appear to be " in 
the pme forests of North-eastern Siberia,"! whence in 
wmter it migrates to " Southern China, Formosa, Burma, 
and parts of India."J 
" To Europe it is only an accidental visitor on migration." 
There are over forty records of its occurrence in Great 
Britam, nearly a third of which have been on Fair Isle 
(which lies midway between the Orkney and Shetland 
archipelagos). 
The occurrence of the Yellow-browed Warbler in Dum- 
friesshire is thus recorded by Mr. George Stout: "At 
Lockerbie on April 11th [1909] I had the pleasure of 
watching one of these singularly interesting birds for fully 
half an hour as it flitted along a hedge, occasionally making 
short flights in the air to catch some insect on the wing 
I got within about four feet of the little creature while it 
was busily engaged searching for food, and was able to 
identify it beyond doubt. I was first attracted by the bird's 
peculiar note, with which I am quite familiar from my 
Fair Isle experiences, which extend over several autumns."§ 
* Man. Brit. Birds, 1899, p. 59. 
t Op. cit., 1899, p. 61. 
J Brit. Warblers, Part 2, p. 3. 
§ Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1909, pp. 182, 183. 
