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5. Curruca atricapilla, Black Cap.—Very common in the gar- 
dens and shrubberies. They are found during the whole year ; but 
it is probable that a partial annual migration takes place to and 
from the island. : 
Long. Maris 6 polls. Fem. 6} 
6. Curruca Heineken;* mtht Spec. Nov. Dr. Heineken’s Black 
Cap.—The first discovery of this bird is I believe due to Dr. Heine- 
ken, and, at the request of Mr. Carruthers, I have named it in ho- 
nour of that gentleman. The specics is common, but not so abundant 
as the preceding, of which, by the natives, it is considered only a 
variety. This, however, is inadmissible. The markings are very 
distinct, and continue the same in different individuals; the dimen- 
sions also vary. 
C. Heiniken, Mas.—Corpore olivaceo, capite, nucha, gula pec- 
toreque nigris. 
Long. 5} polls. 
C. Heineken, Fam. ?—Corpore olivaceo subtus pallidiore, gula 
genisque griseis, vertice castaneo. 
Long. 53 polls. 
Hab. hortis, arbusculis Madeire. 
In the male, the head, back of the neck, cheeks, throat, and breast, 
are deep black, shaded into a uniform oil green, which covers 
the other parts of the bird ; slightly paler beneath, and of a much 
yellower tinge than the common species. The female brought by 
Mr. Carruthers, closely resembles that of C. Atriccpilla, except 
in being more olive-coloured on the back ; and the characters of 
this, as the real female, are given with some doubt, several of both 
species being in the same tree when the one in question was shot. 
They remain during the whole year. 
Note. Motacilla boarula, Grey Wagtail, is mentioned as met with during 
the whole year. Stala? rubdicula, Common Red-breast, was met with 
abundantly in several parts of the island. 
7. Anthus pratensis, Common Tit-Lark.—On the dry, level 
grounds ; the specimens sent appear to have been killed in the sum- 
mer or spring season. The bill is a little longer and more slender, 
but the differences are so slight, as hardly to_entitle a distinction 
of species. 
Note. Mr. Carruthers observed another species, which he was unable to 
procure or determine. 
8. Passer petronia, Ring Sparrow, Latu. said by Mr. Car- 
ruthers to build on the house-tops, and also on the rocks: abun- 
dant, and having the same chirrup with the common sparrow. The 
real country of this species seems to be Italy and the southern 
counties of France, there, to a certain extent, taking the place of 
F. domestica, the geographical distribution must be rather exten- 
sive, and Madeira may be almost called the most tropical limit. 
* Cypselus unicolor and Curruca Heineken will be figured in the Sixth 
Part of Ornith. Must. by Sir W. Jardine and P. J. Selby, Esq. 
