THE WARBLERS. 
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secondaries distinctly edged with huffy-white: the under surface 
washed with ochreous buff on the breast and sides. 
Note.— The Barred Warbler may be distinguished from all the other 
European species by the barring of the upper and under surface, and there 
is no other species which lias the upper and under tail-coyo ts barred. The 
wing is very pointed, the second and third primaries being the longest, and 
about equal in length ; the first or bastard-primary is very small, and falls 
short of the primary-coverts by about 0'4 inch. The rictal bristles are few 
in number and slender. 
Range in Great Britain — A rare accidental visitor, but perhaps 
occurring more frequently than is generally supposed. The first 
specimen recorded as British was exhibited by Professor Newton 
at a meeting of the Zoological Society, in March, 1879. In 1884 
three specimens were procured : one by the Rev. H. H. Slater, 
on the coast of Yorkshire, at the end of August, and another 
near Blakeney, in Norfolk, in the beginning of September; 
the third specimen was shot on the 16th of August, in the Isle 
of Skye. In 1SS4 a specimen was procured at Belmullet, in 
Ireland; another in Norfolk, in 1888; and two more specimens 
were obtained in Yorkshire in 1892 and 1893 respectively. 
Range outside the British Islands — The northern breeding-range 
of this species appears to be Denmark and Southern Sweden, 
nor is it known to breed west of the Rhine. Throughout 
Central Europe it is a summer visitor, and extends as far east as 
Turkestan and Kashgar, in Central Asia. Mr. Howard Saunders 
considers that the vicinity of Nice is about the western limit of 
this Warbler’s migration, “ and in Italy it appears to be re- 
stricted to the northern and north-eastern provinces.” 
One winter home of this species appears to be North-eastern 
Africa. It has not been found in any part of the Indian pen- 
insula, but occurs in winter on the Persian Gulf, which locality 
is, in all probability, the winter residence of the Barred Warblers 
which breed in Central Asia. 
Habits — The present species is a rather late arrival at its 
breeding quarters in Europe, though it is said that the spring 
migration lasts for about eight weeks, from towards the end of 
March to about the middle of May ; but more than half of the 
summer migrants have arrived before this species is seen. 
Owing to its skulking habits it is not easy of observation, but is 
more readily detected by its song, which is said to be like that 
