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allen’s naturalist’s library. 
Range in Great Britain. — A specimen of a supposed “Dartford 
Warbler,” was procured in St. Kilda on the 13th of June, 1894, 
by Mr. J. S. Elliott, who sent it to me for identification, and I 
was not a little surprised to find that it w’as an example of the 
present species. 
Range outside the British Islands. — Inhabits the countries of the 
Mediterranean, probably as far east as Persia. Winters in 
Senegambia, and in North-eastern Africa. 
Hahit. — Mr. John Whitehead, who observed this species in 
Corsica, says that it is plentiful in that island, arriving about 
the middle of April. The first nest was taken on the 6th of 
May. He writes : — “ This little warbler spends nearly all its 
time in the thick scrub, sometimes mounting high into the air, 
and uttering a short but pretty song, then diving back into the 
dense bush, its whereabouts being only discovered by a short 
chattering note.” 
Nest and Eggs. — The same observer describes these as 
follows : “The nest is often frail, about inch deep and 2-^ 
inches in diameter. It is composed of dry stalks, often 
with a good many dead thistle-leaves, and lined with fine dry 
grass, sometimes with long horse-hairs. The eggs, four in 
number, are of a pale yellowish or greenish-white, speckled all 
over, but especially at the larger end, with light brown and 
slate blue.” 
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THE GREENISH WILLOW-WARBLER. 
PHYLLOSCOPUS VIRIDANUS. 
Fhylloscopus viridanus, Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. xii. p. 967 (1843); 
Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 44 (1881) : Dresser, 
B. Eur. Suppl. p. 87 (1895); Caton Haigh, Zool. 1896, 
p. 446. 
Adult Male. — Similar to P. trochilus, but rather greener above 
and not so yellow below, and distinguished by the wing-bar, 
formed by the yellowish-white tips to the greater coverts. Dull 
olive-green above, lighter on the rump ; a yellowish-white eye- 
stripe, well-defined, and reaching to the nape; ear-coverts 
