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SYLVIA arundinacea. 
The Reed-Wren , or Reed-Warbler . 
S. arundinacea . Above olive-brown, beneath yellowish- 
white, lores and orbits whitish-brown, wings with a taWny- 
yellow band in the middle underneath, tail brown some- 
what wedge-form. Turt. Brit. Faun. v. 1. p . 45. 
Bill dusky above, yellowish beneath, broad at the base. 
Iris hazel. Sides inclining to rufous brown. From the 
bill to the eye a lightish streak. Quill and tail-feathers 
dusky, with olive-brown margins. Legs dusky. Soles 
greenish-yellow. 
Length hardly five inches and a half ; iveight about three 
drachms. Turt. loc. cit. 
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SYLVIA sylvicola. 
The Wood-Wren. 
S. sylvicola . Yellow-green, throat and cheeks yellow, belly 
pure white, from the bill over the eye a bright brimstone 
streak. 
Sylvia sylvicola. Linn, trans. 4. p. 245. t. 24. 
Sylvia sibilatrix. Beckstein. 
Bill dusky. Iris hazel. Through the eyes a bright sulphur 
streak, but not under them as in S. Hippolais. Upper 
part of the breast yellowish- white. Quill-feathers dusky, 
edged on the outer webs with yellow-green. Tail-feathers 
dusky, edged with green on the outer webs except the 
first, and with white on the inner. Legs horn-colour. 
Length five inches and a quarter ; weight near three drachms. 
Turt. Brit. Faun . v. 1. p . 44. 
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