SYLVIA Rubetra. 
The Whin-chat, or Furze-chat. 
S. Rubetra . Dull rufous spotted with black, throat and 
breast ferruginous, over the eyes and from the chin 
down the sides of the neck a light stripe, wings with two 
white bars. 
Sylvia Rubetra. Turton British Fauna , v. 1 . p. 46. 
Head flat. Bill black. Iris hazel. Cheeks black. Wings 
with two white bars, the upper one longest ; and between 
the white bars is a bright black patch. Quills dusky, 
with rufous margins. Tail short, blackish, edged with 
white ; generally moving up and down. Breast and Belly 
ferruginous, tinged with black. Legs black. 
This species, when wild, generally frequents 
commons, or places where furze-bushes grow, being 
very fond of perching on them ; its head is flat, and 
the light stroke over the eyes gives it a slight re- 
semblance to a Frog, from which the specific name 
is derived. Its song is not one of the best ; still, 
among other birds, it makes a pleasing variety ; it is 
very easily taken in a trap, baited with some living 
insect, and soon gets familiar in a cage, where it 
will readily take to feed on the bruised hemp-seed 
and bread, if a few insects are stuck in it at first ; it 
is also very fond of raw lean meat, cut in small 
pieces, or of the yolk of a boiled egg ; it will feed 
