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58. C. Locustdla, Grasshopper Warbler. — Plumage, above, 
olivaceous-brown, with the middle of each feather dusky. 
Locustella avicula, 'Will. Orii. 151 — Grasshopper Lark, Penn. Brit. Zooh 
i. 382 Sylvia Loc., Temm. Orn. i. 184.— IF, Gwich hedydd.— A regu- 
lar summer visitant of England. 
Length 5| inches ; weight half an ounce. Bill dusky above, whitish be- 
neath. Legs pale brown. Claws horn coloured. The hind claw short and 
crooked. Irides hazel. Eyelids, chin, throat, and belly, white. Under the 
throat, a band of oval deep-brown spots. Breast, sides, and thighs inclining 
to brown. Under tail-covers pale-brown, with longitudinal dusky streaks. 
Quills and tail-feathers dusky brown, with the margins slightly tinged with 
yellow. The female is like the male, but with less bright colours. Nest, in 
furze, of dried stallcs, lined with fibrous roots. Eggs of a spotless bluish-white. 
The singular cricket-like song or chirp is the means of discovering the retreat 
of this species ; otherwise it is a shy bird. I have added the reference to Wil- 
loughby, with doubt, as he states the hind claw as “ longissimus,” in which he 
is followed by Bay, Syn. Av. p. 70. 
59. C, salicarica. Sedge Warbler. — Plumage above, yellow- 
ish brown, with dusky spots on the crown, back, and scapulars. 
Over the eye, a yellowish-white streak followed by a black one. 
Motacilla salicaria, Linn. Syst. i. 330 — Sedge-bird, Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 
381. — Sylvia Phragmites, Temm. Orn. i. 189. — Sedge-wren; IF, 
Kedydd yr helvyg. — A regular summer visitant of England. 
liCngth 54 inches; weight 3 drams. Bill dusky above, whitish beneath. 
Legs dusky. Irides hazel. Quills and covers dusky, edged with yellowish- 
white. Plumage beneath, yellowish- white. The female similar. The nest is 
placed amongst reeds, and consists of dried stalks and moss, lined with dried 
grass, and a few hairs. Eggs 5 or 6, of a light brown, mottled with darker 
shades. In the young., the broad stripe over the eye is red, and the breast is 
spotted. Frequents moist places. Has a variety of notes. 
60. C. arundinacea. Reed Warbler. — Plumage above, plain 
olive-brown. From the corner of the eye to the nostril, a white 
band, narrowest towards the bill. 
Motacilla ar., Lightfoot, Phil. Trans. 1785-8, tab. i. — ^Beed-Wren, Mont. 
Orn, Did — Sylvia ar., Temm. Orn. i. 191. — A regular summer visitant 
of England, first distinguished by Lightfoot. 
Length 5|, breadth 71 inches ; weight 177 grains. Bill half an inch long. 
Upper mandible horn-colour ; lower pale red. Inside of the mouth a deep 
orange. Legs light olive ; the soles bright yellow. Irides olive brown. Chin 
white, the remainder beneath white, with a tinge of buff. Quill and tail- 
feathers brown, with pale edges. Female similar to the male. The nest con- 
sists of dry stalks and hairs, usually fixed to three or four reed stailcs, by means 
of interlaced dried grass or threads. Eggs 4 or 5, dirty white, stained with 
dull olive-coloured spots. The young have not the white stripe in front of the 
eye. 
2. Wood Warblers. — Body slender. Tail horizontal; 
the feathers equal. Ifihahits woods. 
a. Tail of one colour. 
61 . C. Luscinia. Nightiiigalc — Plumage above, reddisb- 
brown ; beneath, pale yeilowish-ash. Tail deep tawny red. 
