SYLVIIN^. PHYLLOPNEUSTE. 149 
dish-purple spots. It is not nearly so common as the next 
species. 
Wood Wren. Yellow Wren. Willie Muftis. 
Sylvia sylvicola, Lath. Ind. Ornith. Suppl. ii. 53. — Sylvia 
sibillatrix, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. i. 223. — Phyllopneuste syl- 
vicola, Yellow Wood- wren, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, ii. 364. 
84. Phyllopneuste Trochilus. Willow Wood-wren. 
Length about five inches ; wings of moderate length, the se- 
cond quill shorter than the fifth, which, with the third and 
fourth, has its outer web cut out towards the end ; upper parts 
light greenish-brown, the feathers edged with yellowish-green ; 
the cheeks and sides of the neck pale greyish-brown tinged 
with yellow ; the fore neck and sides greyish-white, streaked 
with yellow ; breast and abdomen white ; lower tail-coverts 
yellowish- white. Young similar, with the upper parts lighter, 
the yellow beneath brighter. 
Male, 5, Female, 5y®2, 8. 
Arrives from the beginning to near the end of April, and 
departs about the end of September. It inhabits woods, 
thickets, and gardens, and is generally dispersed. Its song is 
soft, mellow, and extremely pleasing, the first notes prolonged, 
the rest gradually falling and becoming shorter., The nest is 
lined with feathers, and arched over. The eggs, from four to 
seven, seven and a half twelfths long, white, with light red 
or purplish-red spots. 
Willow Warbler. Willow Wren. Ground Wren, Hay 
Bird. Huckmuck. Willie Muftie. 
Motacilla Trochilus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 338. — Sylvia Tro- 
chilus, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. i. 224. — Phplopneuste Trochi- 
lus, Willow Wood- wren, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, ii. 371. 
85. Phyllopneuste Hippolais. Short-winged Wood- 
wren, OR Chiff-chaff. 
Length about four inches and a half ; wings rather short, 
the second quill about the same length as the seventh ; upper 
parts light greenish-brown tinged with grey, the feathers 
slightly edged with yellowish-green ; lower parts brownish- 
white, tinged with yellow ; bill and feet dark brown. 
Malp 4-i- 6 2 2 9 8 9 _2 
i-TXaiU, -^2, o, T2\ 
Although very similar to the Willow Wood- wren, this spe- 
cies is easily distinguished by its shorter and more rounded 
wings. In form it approaches to the Beguli. It arrives about 
the beginning of April, departs in October, is generally distri- 
