Accentor. 
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Latham^ Pen. Brit. Zool. i. 389 — Sylvia Dartfordensis, Mont. Lin. Trans* 
vii. 260. Ib. ix. 181 — Sylvia Prov-, Temm. Orn. i. 211. — Resident in 
the south of England. 
Length 5| inches; weight 150 grains. Bill black; the base of the upper 
mandible whitish. Legs yellowish. Irides and eye-lids yellow- Middle of 
the belly white. Quills dusky, edged externally with dark cinereous. At the 
bend of the wing, a white spot. The outer tail-feather tipped and edged ex- 
ternally with white ; the next slightly tipped with white ; the remainder of 
these, and all the others dusky ; the middle ones edged with cinereous. Female^ 
paler in the colour, and the throat has whitish streaks. Nest near the top of 
furze, of dried stalks and wool, loosely put together. Eggs 4, greenish-white, 
speckled with olivacious brown and grey, the markings forming a zone at the 
larger end. The young have the throat rayed with white, and feathers of the 
same colour occur on the belly. — This bird is very shy. Its note is weak, 
but shrill, and several times repeated. 
66. C. Sylvia. White Throat. — Crown of the head and be- 
tween the bill and the eye cinereous. The rest of the plumage 
above, tinged with brown. Under parts greyish white. 
Will. Orn. 171- — Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 387. — Sylvia cinerea, Temm., Orn. i. 
207- — -S', Whey-beard, Charlie Mufty ; W, Y Gwddfgwyn.«-A sum- 
mer visitant in gardens. 
Length 6|, breadth 8| inches ; weight 4 drams. Bill dusky-brown above, 
whitish beneath. Legs pale brown. Irides yellowish. Grey on the breast, 
inclining to rufous. Quills dusk}^, edged with cinereous-brown. Tail similar ; 
outer feathers Avhite, except at the base of the inner web. Female., with the 
plumage above, more inclining to rufous. The throat tinged with the same 
colour. Nest m hedges or low bushes, of grass, lined with fibrous roots and 
hairs, and of a loose texture. Eggs 5, greenish-white, speckled with light 
brown. In the young, the plumage above is rufous, and the space before the 
eye is white. 
67. C. sylviella.. Lesser White-throat. — Upper part of the 
head, including the eyes, dark ash. Rest of the plumage above, 
cinereous brown. Beneath, silvery white. 
Lightfoot, Lath. Syn. Sup. p. 185. t. 113. {Mont. Orn. Diet.)— Sylvia cur- 
ruca, Temm. Orn. i. 209. — An English summer visitant. 
Length 5J inches ; Aveight 3^ drams. Bill and legs dusky. Irides yellow- 
ish. Quills and tail dusky, edged with ash. The exterior feather of the tail 
whitish almost to the base; the outer web quite Avhite. Female similar. Nest 
like the common White Throat. Eggs 4 or 5, bluish-white, speckled with 
brown and ash at the larger end. — This species is said to be distinguished from 
the preceding, by the uniform colour of the biU, and the absence of the rufous 
tinge on the wing-covers. 
Gen. XXXII. ACCENTOR.— Bill strong, with inflected 
edges. 
68. A. moclularis. Hedge-Sparrow. — CroAvn grey, with 
brown spots. Sides of the neck, throat, and breast bluish- 
grey. 
Curruca Eliotse, Will. Orn. 157- Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 370. — A. mod., 
Temm. Orn. 249.— .S', Blue Ilaflt ; W, Lhvyd y gAvrych. — A common 
resident. 
Length 5| inches ; Aveight 6 drams. Bill dusky. Legs flesh-colour. Irides 
