68 BIRDS. PxVSSERES. Sylvia, 
55. >S'. ruhicola. Stone-chat. — Head, throat, and tail, black- 
The sides of the neck, rump, and belly, white. 
Oenanthe nostra tertia, Wi//. Orn. 169. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 386. Temm. 
Orn. i. 244 — jE, Stonesmich, Moor-titling, Blacky-top ; IF, Clochder y 
cerrig. — Resident in England. 
Length 5^ inches ; weight 5 drams. Bill and legs black. Irides dusky. 
Plumage on the back, and quills, black, edged with tawny. Wing-covers near 
the shoulder, white. Breast deep rust colour. In the female., the black on the 
throat is spotted with white and red, and the black part inclines to dusky or 
red. The white is less extended. The nest, at the base of a bush of furze, 
is composed of moss and bent, lined with hair. Eggs 5, of a blue colour, with 
rufous spots at the larger end, sometimes obscure. The ycmng resemble the 
female. The males of the first year have the head brown. This species has 
nearly the same habits as the preceding, except that it is stationary, and does 
not extend so far to the north. 
Ger. XXX. SYLVIA. — Bill enlarged at the base, its breadth 
being nearly equal to its height. ' 
56. S. ruhecula. Redbreast. — Greyish-brown above. Throat 
and breast red. Belly white. 
Rubecula, Wi//. Orn. 160. Sihb. Scot. 18. Penyi. Brit. Zoo\. i. 372 
Temm. Om. i. 215. — E., and A, Robin Redbreast, Ruddoch ; IF, Yr Ho- 
bigoch Brongoch ; G, Broinn dearg — Common near woods and gardens. 
I.ength 6, breadth 9 inches; weight half an ounce. Irides dark umber 
l)i'own. The nest consists of dried leaves and fibres mixed with green moss, i 
lined Avith hair, placed in some bank or wall. Eggs from 5 to 7, whitish, with 
lusty and cinereous spots. The young are freckled at first. This species 
lives in woods and retired places, in summer ; during winter, it familiarly ap- | 
proaches the habitations of men, and in all places is a great favourite. ' 
57. Y. Phoenlcurus. Redstart. — Bluish-grey above. Throat 
black. Breast, rump, and lateral tail-feathers, red. 
Ruticilla, Wi//. Orn. 159. Sibb. Scot. 18. Penn. Brit. Zool. i, 371. 
Temm. Orn. i. 220. — IF, Rhonell goch; G, Ceann dearg — A summer 
visitant. 
Ijength 6, breadth 9 inches ; weight half an ounce. Bill and legs black. 
Mouth yellow. Irides hazel. Front and belly, white. The two middle tail- I]:) 
feathers and quills dusky. Female., light brown, inclining to grey on the head 1 1 | 
?nd back. The throat white. Nest in the hole of a wall or tree, of moss, |g I 
lined with hair. Eggs 5 or 6, of a fine blue colour. In the young males, the J|ll 
black on the throat, and red on the breast, are freckled with white lines. This 'w'j 
species arrives in April and departs in September. Dr Walker, in his MS. ^ ' 
notes or Adversaria for 1773, states, that “ it builds in Glenea, in Dumfries- 
shire i comes in May, and goes about the end of August. Is called the Pink.'"* 
Gen. XXXI. CURRUCA. Warbler. — B ill a little com- 
pressed anteriorly ; and the superior ridge near the point 
is slightly arched. 
1 . Marsh Warblers. Crown depressed. Wings short , 
rounded. Tail long^ cuneiform. Frequent the mar-’ \ 
gins of marshes and rivers. 
