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SYLVIA Locustella. 
The Grasshopper Warbler. 
S. Locustella. Olive-brown with dusky spots, beneath yel- 
lowish-white darker on the breast, tail wedge-shaped with 
pointed feathers. Turt. Brit . Faun. v. 1 . p. 45. 
Bill dusky above, pale beneath. Iris hazel. From the bill 
to the eyes a yellowish streak. Breast and sides inclining 
to brown, with a few dark streaks. Quills and tail dusky 
olive-brown with paler outer margins. Legs pale brown. 
Length five inches and a half; weight three drachms and a 
quarter. Turt. loc. cit. 
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SYLVIA salicaria. 
The Sedge Warbler. 
S. salicaria. Yellowish-brown with dusky spots, beneath 
dirty white, tail-coverts pale tawny, over the eye a white 
stripe. Turt Brit. Faun . v. 1. p. 46. 
Bill black, pale beneath. Cheeks pale brown ; over the eye- 
brows a black stripe. Breast and sides darker. Quills 
and tail dusky, the former edged with olive-brown. Tail 
a little wedge-form. Legs dusky. Turt. loc . cit. 
