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Ist Edition. 2nd Edition. PART PART ‘ 1. ALprinn ACCENTOR Wills Septalsss: Vie duly sour | 2. HEeDGE-SPARROW ...... Ve. June 1887. V. June 1891. | WROD ce XXII. Dec. 1892. XVIII. Dee. 1892. 4, NIGHTINGALE ........ IX. Dec. 1888. 1X8 Octa 189i 4 _ §. Aroric BLUE-THROAT .. Jal, May 1886. JDL, Apr. 1891. | 6. WHITE-SPOTTED BLUE- 5 3 “3 THROAT. it EID SAU Tee 5 Secrets cy fer eis Te Oct. 1885. iL, 35 | 8., BLACK REDSTART...... re a BS ¥ | QUSTONECHAT (....5...: vu, May 1886. TU, s 4 OMAWSEEENOEUAT! 9. cab) h. i if a 4 | IDE WHEMATHAR 0. 4.cc ness L Oct. 1885. TI as | 12. IsaBELEINE WuHEaTEAR. XXXIII. Nov.1896. XXXIII. Nov. 1896. | 13, BLack - THROATED IL Oct. 1885. I. Apr. 1891. i WHEATEAR. | 14, Dusert WHEATHAR.... lie May 1886. If. 0 t 15. Rurous WARBLER ... XI. Sept. 1889. Mle) | Hebe 1692. [ 16. Icrprine WaRrsBier....: vIil Aug. 1886. III. Apr. 1891. 17. Great Repp-WARBLER. II. May 1886. II. 5 18. Rusp-WaRBLER ...... Ill. Aug. 1886. IHL, , 19. MarsH-WARBLER a ‘ as re 20. SEepGE-WARBLER ...... IDL, May 1886. II. 5 21. AQuaTIC WARBLER .... IX. Dec. 1888. IX. OcizAsgie 22. GRASSHOPPER WARBLER. . e es ds 23. Savis WARBLER ...... Ji May 1886. i Apres oie } 94, DaRTFORD WARBLER .. IV. Jan. 1887. . JW ny i; 95. WHITETHROAT........ IL, Oct. 1885. Te Rs i 26. LessER WHITETHROAT . 100 May 1886. II. 55 4 27. GARDEN WARBLER .. Fr a x a 2D Seu NOK OUP 5. oo cian cce ans = ie Oct. 1885. i us : 29. ORPHEAN WARBLER XV. July 1890. XXI. May 1893. : 30. BARRED WARBLER .... Wes 7s My - 31. Woop-WaARBLER...... III. Aug. 1886. Mis. Apreisor
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ist Edition. 2nd, Edition. PART PART . WILLOW-WARBLER.... Ve June 1887. VE June 1891. . GREENISH WILLOW- XXXV. Nov. 1897. XXXV. Noy. 1897. WARBLER. 2 CHTEEROHA THE 2 8 MG V. June 1887. Ni June 1891. . YELLOW -BROWED a % 5 = WARBLER. . Pattas’s WILLOw- XXXV. Nov. 1897. XXXV. Nov. 1897. WARBLER. oe GORDORERT ye se os ie DV. so; Jan. 1837, Ty.' =Apr: aisoie PoP TRM =H UST Bor gaia ete Vi June 1887. V. June 1891. Wurrte’s THRUSH......- iit Aug. 1886. Ii, Apr: Foote . MISTLETOE-THRUSH.... di Oct. 1885. if . Sone-THRUSH . = ne a $5 POEUMD WARN rst siotchs wer is oe Ag as ue me SOM TEE TIOAGT EN oSa ae et -Say sete a be ss . BLACK-THROATED THRUSH tT: May 1886. IE 3 . SIBERIAN GROUND- XXXII. Apr. 1896. XXXII. Apr. 1896. THRUSH. PPS LACKB ERD en ge sess VII. Sept. 1888. VII. July 1891. . Rine-OvuzEL.......... 1p Oct. 1885. IE Apr. 1891. . Prep Rock-THRUSH.... = ee - a . GoLDEN ORIOLE ...... IX. Dec. 1888. IX. Oct. 1891. PEP PIR te ayo sel ehs-s 7+ 6 XI Sept. 1889. XI. Feb. 1892. . BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER . 5 us a . Prep on Common Wac- VIII. Nov. 1888. VIE Aug. 189i. TAIL. . GREY-BACKED WAGTAIL. 35 5 PS o 3 GREYOWAGTATE ...sje8 Vi) VAprial'sés; VI. June 1891.
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IN VOLUME III.
To face SEE 1. Aupine Accentor. Accentor collaris (Scop.) . 2 2. HepeGe-Sparrow. Accentor modularis (Linn.). 4, 3. Ropin. LErithacus rubecula (Linn.) . 6 4, Nicutineate. Daulias luscinia (Linn.) . 8 5. Arctic BLur-tHroat. Cyanecula suecica (Linn.). 10 6. WuitTE-spotteD Bius-THRoat. Cyanecula leuco- cyanea, Brehm ae ae 12 7. Repstart. Ruticilla phenicurus, Macg. 14 8. Brack Repstart. Ruticilla titys (Scop.) 16 9. StonrcHat. Pratincola rubicoia (Linn.) 18 10. Wurncuat. Pratincola rubetra (Linn.) 20 11. Wueatear. Saaxicola enanthe (Linn.) . 22 12. IsaBELLinE WueEatear. Sazicola isabellina, Rup- [OCU oe ches Sy PM GEN iota arty ge 2 18, Buack-rHroateD WueEatear. Sazicola stapazina, Vieillot ore it mee asst termes 26 14. Desert WuHeatear. Savicola deserti, Temm. 28 15. Rurous Warsier. Aedon galactodes (Temm.) 30 16. Icterins Warsier. Hypolais icterina (Vieillot). 32 17. Great Reep-WarsBieR. <Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer) 34
vill PLATES IN VOL. II. " To face _ page 18. Reep-WarsuieER. Acrocephalus streperus (Vieillot). 36 19. Marsu-Warsier. Acrocephalus palustris(Bechst.). 38 20. Sepce-WarBLER. <Acrocephalus ee (Bechst.).. ae 40 21. Aquatic WARBLER. Aoroceyhas egnation (Gmel.). oe 22. GRASSHOPPER WARBLER. panel NLVvIA (Boda. \. 44 23. Savi’s WarsLer. Acrocephalus luscinioides (Savi). 46 24. Dartrorp WarBLER. Melizophilus provincialis (Gmel.) ee Boe ec 43 25. WuitetHroat. Sylvia cinerea, Bechst. . 50 26. Lesser WuiterHrRoat. Sylvia curruca (Linn.) . 52 27. GarDEN Warsier. Sylvia hortensis, Bechst. 54: 28. Buackcar. Sylvia atricapilla, Naum. 56 29. OrpHEAN Warsier. Sylvia orphea, Temm. 57 30. Barrep Warsier. Sylvia nisoria (Bechst.) 60 31. Woov-Warstier. Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechst.). 62 32. Wittow-Warster. Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). 64 33. GREENISH WiLLow-WarBLER. Phylloscopus viri- danus, Blyth. 5 6 66 34. CuirrcHarr. Phylloscopus minor (rose ) 68 35. YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER. ies super- ciliosus (J. F. Gmelin) 70 36. Pattas’s WiLttow-WarBLER. Phyloseopes pro- regulus (Pallas) . (ie 37. Gotpcrest. Regulus cristatus Ginn, ) ff 38. Fire-crest. Regulus ignicapillus (C. L. Brel 76 39. Wuire’s ToHrusH. Turdus varius, Pall. 78 40. Mistitetor-Turusn. Turdus viscivorus, Linn. 80 41. Sone-THRusH. Turdus musicus, Linn. 82 42. Repwine. Turdus iliacus, Linn. 84 43. Frevprare. Turdus pilaris, Linn. G5 lO 44, BuaAcK-THROATED TurRusH. Turdus erigtar, Temm. 88 45. SIBERIAN GROUND- Taber, Ti das Se Pall. 89
PLATES IN VOL. III. 1x
To face [Serehe TeDRACKRIRD. |= Luraus merula. Waites sea een) . Rine-Ovzer. Turdus torquatus, Linn... . . . 94 . Prep Rocx-Turusu. Monticola saxatilis, Newton. 96 . GotpEeN OrioxtEe. Oriolus galbula, Linn. . . . 98 . Dipper. Cinclus aquaticus, Bechst. . . . . . 99 . Buack-BELLIED Dipper. Cinclus melanogaster, CS Brehm sa 4 (ee a vane ee ee eS . Prep or Common Waertatt. Motacilla lugubris, ARCnet a es ae pe ea, es ae ee hn a Le . Grey-BackED Waetain. Motacilla alba, Linn. . 106
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. Grey Wactait. Motacilla sulphurea, Bechst. ¢ } We . - 108
Doe Dor sorandiOr winters) ps a oe . Buus-neapep WaertaiL. Motacilla flava, Linn. . 110 . GREY-HEADED YELLOW WaerTtalL. Motacilla bore-
alis, Sundev. 112
. Yettow Waerain. Motacilla rayi (Gonap:)
. TreE-Pipit. Anthus arboreus (Gmelin) . . . 115° . Meapow-Pirit. Anthus pratensis (Linn.) . . . 118 — . Rep-THRoateD Preir. Anthus cervinus (Pall.) . 120
. AupiIne Prert. Anthus spipoletta (Linn.) . . . 121
. Rocx-Preir. <Anthus obscurus (ath.). ao 196 - Do. Do. Winter Negros oc
- Tawny Prpir. <Anthus campestris (Linn.) . . . 127 . Ricwarp’s Pipit. Anthus richard, Vieill. ee oO)
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ALPINE ACCENTOR.
ACCENTOR COLLARIS (Scop.).
Sturnus collaris, Scop. Ann. I. Hist. Nat. p. 131 (1769).
Accentor alpinus, Naum. i. p. 940; Macg. i. p. 258; Hewitson, 1. p. 96.
Accentor collaris, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 296; Dresser, iii. p. 29.
Accenteur alpin, French ; Alpen-Fliihvogel, German ; Ser- rano, Pajaro de la meve, Spanish.
A rare and accidental visitor to our country, where it is, however, very possible that it may have been often overlooked. My personal acquaintance with this species in Northern Italy, Turkey, and Spain mduces me to believe that it seldom leaves the alpine heights, which constitute its summer abode, unless driven by extreme stress of weather to lower regions; in such circum- stances, in the province of Asturias, it appears in great numbers in the mountain villages.
The Alpine Accentor is very tame and fearless of man; in general habits it much resembles our familiar | Hedge-Sparrow, but its song is greatly superior. | The subjects of the accompanying Plate were drawn | from living birds in my possession.
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ACCENTOR MODULARIS (Linn).
Motacilla modularis, Linn. 8S. N. 1. p. 329 (1766).
Accentor modular's, Naum. ii. p. 951; Macg. u. p. 251; Hewitson, 1. p. 97; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 8301; Dresser, i. p. 39.
Mouchet, Traine-buisson, French; Heckenbraunelle, Ger- man; Churruca, Spanish.
Common and resident in almost all parts of the British Islands.
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ERITHACUS RUBECULA (Linn.).
Motacilla rubecula, Linn. S. N. i. p. 337 (1766). Sylvia rubecula, Naum. ii. p. 397.
Erithacus rubecula, Macg. ii. p. 263; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 305 ; Dresser, 11. p. 329. Erythaca rubecula, Hewitson, i. p. 98.
Rouge-gorge, French; Rothkehichen, German; Petirrojo, Barba roja, Spanish.
As I have nothing to say with regard to this sacred bird that has not repeatedly appeared in print, I will only state that admitting, as I do, the many claims of “Bobby ” to the special protection and affection so generally accorded to him by man in our country, there are many other species that are equally entitled to those advantages ; I would specially point out the so-called Hedge-“ Sparrow,’—a pleasant singer of unobtrusive manners and modest dress, who has, I feel sure, suffered from the bestowal upon him of the opprobrious and entirely misleading name of a common malefactor.
Litho. W. Greve, Berlin.
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ROBIN.
Erithacus rubecula (Linn,).
NIGHTINGALE.
DAULIAS LUSCINIA (Linn.).
Motacilla luscinia, Linn. S. N. i. p. 328 (1766).
Sylvia luscinia, Naum. ii. p. 373.
Philomela luscinia, Macg. ii. p. 821; Hewitson, i. p. 124. Daulias luscinia, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p.312; Dresser, 11. p. 363.
Rossignol, French; Nachtigall, Waldnachtigall, German ; Ruisenhor, Spanish.
This well-known and most delightful singing-bird is a common spring visitor to a great part of England, but seldom visits the extreme western, north-western, and northern counties, 1s scarce and very local in Wales, unknown in Ireland, and its occurrence in Scotland appears to be open to doubt. In Northamptonshire, the county with which I am best acquainted, the Night- ingale is exceptionally abundant, generally appearing about the middle of April, and leaving us early in September. In Rhenish Prussia, where this and all other singing-birds are strictly protected by law, and where (I may add) that law is observed, the Nightingale is as common and as familiar in public gardens and shrubberies as the Redbreast in our own country.
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CYANECULA SUECICA (Linn.).
Motacilla svecica, Linn. S. N. 1. p. 336. Sylvia suecica, Naum. ii. p. 414.
Sylvia leucocyana, Naum. xiii. p. 373. Ruticilla cyanecula, Macg. ui. p. 300. Pheenicura suecica, Hewitson, i. p. 102. Ruticilla suecica, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 321. Cyanecula suecica, Dresser, 11. p. 317.
Blaukehichen, German.
An occasional visitor to England. More common during the autumn than the spring migration.
There is considerable difficulty in distinguishing this bird in its immature plumage from C. leucocyana; but one or the other, perhaps both, of these races have appeared on our eastern coasts in large numbers during the last few years.
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CYANECULA LEUCOCYANA, Brehm.
Cyanecula leuco-cyana, Brehm, Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vogel Deutschlands, p. 353.
Pheenicura suecica, Yarr. ed. 3, 1. p. 264 (nec Linneus).
Ruticilla leucocyana, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 324.
Cyanecula wolfi, Dresser, i. p. 311 (nec Brehm).
Fauvette gorge-bleue, French; Blaukehlchen, German ; Gargantazul, Spanish.
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(RUTICILLA PHCU&NICURUS, Macg.)
Sylvia phonicurus, Nawm. ii. p. 510. Ruticilla pheenicurus, Macg. 11. p. 305; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 829 ; Dresser, u. p. 277.
Rouge-queue, Bec-fin des murailles, French ; Gartenréothling, Rothschwanz, German.
A summer migrant to Great Britain. Rare in Ireland.
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THE BLACK REDSTART.
(RUTICILLA TITYS, Newton.)
Sylvia tithys, Nawm. ii. p. 525.
Ruticilla tithys, Macg. 1. p. 311.
Pheenicura tithys, Hewitson, 1. p. 105.
Ruticilla titys, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p.333; Dresser, u. p. 293.
Rouge-queue Tithys, French; Hausrothschwanz, Hausroth-
ling, German ; Colirojo, Spanish.
An regular autumnal visitor to England. Breeds in Central and Southern Europe.
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BLACK REDSTART.
Ruticilla titys, Newton.
THE STONECHAT.
PRATINCOLA RUBICOLA (Linn.).
Motacilla Rubicola, Linn. 8S. N.1. p. 332.
Saxicola rubicola, Naum. ii. p. 884; Hewitson, 1. p. 107; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 339.
Fruticicola rubicola, Macg. ii. p. 279.
Pratincola rubicola, Dresser, 11. p. 263.
Tarier rubicole, Traquet pétre, French; Schwarzkehliger Steinschmatzer, German; Caganchina, Spanish.
A locally common and resident species in Great Britain and Ireland.
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PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Linn.).
Motacilla Rubetra, Linn. S. N. i. p. 332 (1776).
Saxicola rubetra, Naum. ii. p. 903; Hewitson, 1. p. 108; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 344.
Fruticicola rubetra, Macg. u. p. 273.
Pratincola rubetra, Dresser, 11. p. 255.
A common and regular summer migrant to most parts of Great Britain. Comparatively scarce in Ireland.
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(SAXICOLA GENANTHE, Naum.)
~ Saxicola cenanthe, Naum. ui. p. 863; Macg. u. p. 289; Hewitson, i. p. 110; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 347; Dresser, i. Dalai
Traquet, French ; der Steinschmdizer, German ; Culiblanco, Spanish.
A common summer visitor, breeding locally through- out the three kingdoms.
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SAXICOLA ISABELLINA, Cretzschm.
Saxicola isabellina, Cretzschmar in Riippell’s Atlas, Vég. p- 52; Riipp. Neue Wirb., Vog. p. 80; Dresser, ii. p- 199; Saunders, Man. Br. B. p. 21.
One occurrence. A solitary individual was shot by Mr. Thomas Mann on a ploughed field at Allonby, in Cumberland, on 11th November, 1887, and the specimen, a female, was determined by Mr. Saunders and Rev. H. A. Macpherson to be an Isabelline Wheatear.
The usual range of this species extends over South- eastern Russia, Asia Minor, Palestine, Egypt, and North-east Africa; it also includes Persia, Central and Eastern Asia, as well as Baluchistan and North-western India.
The Isabelline Wheatear may be distinguished from the female of the Common Wheatear, which it closely resembles, by the smaller amount of white at the base of the outer rectrices, and by the axillaries and under wing-coverts being pure white without dark centres.
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THE BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR.
(SAXICOLA STAPAZINA, Vieillot.)
Saxicola stapazina, Naum. ii. p. 879; Yarr. ed. 4, ii. p. vill
Saxicola rufa, Dresser, 1. p. 207; Mitchell, Birds of Lancs. p- 10.
Traquet Stapazin, Cul-blanc roux, Motteux a gorge noire,
French; der Schwarzkehlige Steinschmdtzer, German ; Culiblance, Spanish.
A common summer migrant to Southern Europe: has been recorded as having occurred in Lancashire.
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Saxicola deserti, Temm. Pl. Col. 359. fig. 2; Dalgleish, Proc. R. P. Soe. Edin. vi. p. 64; Dresser, ii. p. 215; Yarr.
ed. 4, i. p. vill; Clarke, Zoologist, 1885, p. 479.
An African species, recorded by Dalgleish (wt supra) as having occurred in Scotland. Another specimen has recently been obtained on
the Yorkshire coast, and the occurrence recorded by Mr. Eagle Clarke.
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AEDON GALACTODES (Temmn.).
Sylvia galactodes, Temm. Man. d’Orn. i. p. 182 (1820) ; Naum. xiii. pp. 62, 398. Aedon galactodes, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 355; Dresser, u. p. 547. Agrobate rubiyineux, Bec-fin rubigineux, French; der rost- farbige Singer, German; Alzacola, Rubita, Vinadera> Spanish.
As far as I am able to discover, only two occurrences of this beautiful Warbler have been recorded in our country—one not far from Brighton in September 1854, and another in the same month of 1859 near the Start in S. Devon. My own acquaintance with the present species is entirely confined to Greece and Spain; it is by no means uncommon in Andalucia, haunting gardens and vineyards, and though somewhat shy of observation, sufficiently conspicuous from its well-known habit of spreading and lifting the tail on alighting, thus showing the remarkable white markings with which that append- age is adorned.
The Rufous Warbler seems to find some special attraction about the plants of prickly pear which are so abundant in Andalucia; the nest is generally easy to discover, seldom at any considerable height from the ground, and generally ornamented by a piece of serpent’s or lizard’s skin either inside or on its outside edge. The bird is very active in pursuit of its insect-food, and combines certain characteristics of the Redbreast and Redstart with those of the smaller Shrikes. The song is very peculiar and not to be mistaken for that of any other European Warbler.
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ICTERINE WARBLER.
HYPOLAIS ICTERINA (Vieillot).
Sylvia icterina, Vieillut, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. xi. p. 194 (1817).
Sylvia hypolais, Naum. ii. p. 540.
Sylvia hippolais, Hewitson, i. p. 141.
Hypolais icterina, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 360; Dresser, ii. p. 521.
Bec-fin a poitrine jaune, French ; Gelber Spottvogel, Garten- Laubvogel, German.
Common summer visitor to many parts of the conti- nent of Europe. Recorded as having occurred in a few instances in the British Islands.
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ACROCEPHALUS TURDOIDES (Meyer).
Sylvia turdoides, Meyer, Vog. Liv- u. Esthl. p. 116; Naum. i. p. 597.
Salicaria arundinacea, Hewitson, 1. p. 122.
Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 864; Dresser, Hi. p. 579.
Rousserolle, French; Drossel-Rohrsdnger, Rohrdrossei, German ; Carrisalero, Spanish.
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ACROCEPHALUS STREPERUS (Vieillot).
Sylvia strepera, Vieillot, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. xi. p. 182 (1817).
Sylvia arundinacea, Naum. ii. p. 614.
Calamoherpe arundinacea, Macg. i. p. 395.
Salicaria strepera, Hewitson, 1. p. 119.
Acrocephalus streperus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 869; Dresser, i. p. 567.
Rousserolle effarvatte, French; Tetch-Rohrstnger, Teich- sdnger, German.
_A locally common summer visitor to England; rare in Scotland and Ireland.
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ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS (Bechst.).
Sylvia palustris, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. p. 186 (1802).
Sylvia palustris, Naum. iii. p. 630.
Acrocephalus palustris, Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 873; Dresser, 11. p. 573.
Rousserolle verderolle, French ; Sumpf-Rohrsdnger, Ger- man.
This species, which very closely resembles the Reed- Warbler, is recorded as having occurred and nested occasionally during the summer in the south of England.
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SEDGE-WARBLER.
ACROCEPHALUS PHRAGMITIS (Bechst.).
Sylvia phragmitis, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. p. 186; Naum. lil. p. 648.
Calamoherpe phragmitis, Macg. i. p. 390.
Salicaria phragmitis, Hewitson, i. p. 117.
Acrocephalus schcenobeenus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 376; Dresser, ke 105 BW
Bec-fin phragmite, French; Schilf-Rohrsinger, German.
A summer visitor to Great Britain and _ Ireland. Exceedingly abundant in suitable localities.
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SEDGE WARBLER.
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AQUATIC WARBLER.
ACROCEPHALUS AQUATICUS (Gmel.).
Motacilla aquatica, Gmelin, 8. N.1. p. 953 (1788).
Sylvia cariceti, Naum. ii. p. 668.
Sylvia aquatica, Naum. iil. p. 686. . -
Acrocephalus aquaticus, Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 380; Dresser, il. p. 591.
Bec-fin aquatique, French ; Segyen-Rohrsinger, German ; Arandillo, Spanish.
This bird, which is a common summer visitor to many of the marshy districts of the continent of Europe, has only been hitherto recorded to have been obtained thrice in England.
The only British specimen that I have seen is that recorded by Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun. ( Zoologist,’ 1871), as having been shot near Dover by Mr. Charles Gordon, the Curator of the museum of that town; as I notice that the Editor of the 4th edition of Yarrell’s ‘ British Birds’ mentions (vol. 1. p. 381) that the date of this occurrence was lost, I may say that Mr. Gordon showed me the bird in the summer of 1853, and my strong impression is that it had been very recently added to the collection.
In general habits this bird appears to resemble the well-known Sedge-Warbler; but, from my very limited acquaintance with it, [ am inclined to consider it as
more especially a reed haunter than that species.
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GRASSHOPPER WARBLER,
LOCUSTELLA NA:VIA (Boda.).
Locustella naevia, Bodd. Table des Pl. Enl. p. 35, no. 581 (1788).
Sylvia locustella, Nawm. i. p. 701.
Sibilatrix locustella, Macg. 1. p. 399.
Salicaria locustella, Hewitson, 1. p. 112.
Acrocephalus nevius, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 384.
Locustella nzvia, Dresser, 11. p. 611.
Bec-fin locustelle, French; Busch-Rohrsdnger, German.
This bird, though tolerably common asa spring visitor to most parts of England and Wales, as well as to Ireland and some parts of the south of Scotland, is, from its peculiarly skulking habits, seldom seen, unless specially sought for; but its very remarkable note may be heard at daybreak from the time of its arrival in early April till the middle of June in most of our fenlands, rough sedgy pastures, and heathy and furze- grown commons. ‘This note, from which the bird has acquired its common English designation, is, in my opinion, much more accurately indicated by the name of ‘Reeler,” or Reel-bird, often applied to this species in our eastern counties.
The nest of this Warbler is exceedingly difficult to discover, being generally built on the ground in very thick covert, and the birds approach it by means of an occasionally long “creep” or run through the
surrounding vegetation.
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SAVIS WARBLER.
ACROCEPHALUS LUSCINIOIDES (Savi).
Sylvia luscinioides, Savi, Nuovo Giornale de’ Letterati, vii. p. 3841; Naum. xiii. pp. 87 & 474.
Salicaria luscinoides, Hewitson, i. p. 115.
Acrocephalus luscinioides, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 389.
Locustella luscinioides, Dresser, 11. p. 627.
Fauvetie des Saules, French; Nachtigall - Rohrsdnger, Weidenrohrsénger, German.
A rare summer visitor to England, in which country, however, it has been known to breed.
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DARTFORD WARBLER.
MELIZOPHILUS PROVINCIALIS (Gmei.).
Motacilla provincialis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 958 (1788).
Melizophilus provincialis, Macg. ii. p. 383; Hewitson, 1. p. 148.
Motacilla undata, Boddaert, Tabl. d. Pl. Enl. p. 40 (1783).
Melizophilus undatus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 898; Dresser, u. p. 441.
Pitchou Provencal, French; Colorin, Caganchina, Spanish.
The Dartford Warbler’s habitat in England appears to be confined to the furze-clad districts of the southern counties, in some of which it is tolerably common and resident throughout the year.
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THE COMMON WHITETHROAT.
(SYLVIA CINEREA, Bechst.)
Sylvia cinerea, Naum. u. p. 464; Macg. i. p. 350; Hewitson, 1. p. 130. Sylvia rufa, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 406; Dresser, ui. p. 377.
Fauvette grise, French ; Dorn-Grasmiicke, Weisskehichen, German.
A very common summer visitor to the British Islands.
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SYLVIA CURRUCA (Linn).
Motacilla Curruca, Linn. 8..N. i. p. 829.
Sylvia curruca, Naum. u. p. 451; Hewitson, i. p. 182; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 410; Dresser, u. p. 383.
Sylvia garrula, Macg. i. p. 357.
Bec-fin babillard, French ; Zaun-Grasmiicke, Klapper-Gras- miicke, German.
A summer visitor to Great Britain ; locally common.
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SYLVIA HORTENSIS, Bechst.
Sylvia hortensis, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. p. 169; Naum. ii. p. 478; Macg. 11. p. 845 ; Hewitson, 1. p. 128. Sylvia salicaria, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 414; Dresser, u1. p. 429.
Fauvette des Jardins, French ; Garten-Grasmiicke, German.
A locally common summer visitor to Great Britain ; rarer in Ireland.
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THE BLACKCAP.
(SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA, Naum.)
Sylvia atricapilla, Naum. ii. p. 492; Macg. u. p. 389; Hewnt- son, 1. p. 126; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 418; Dresser, ii. p. 421.
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Fauvette a téte noire, French; Monch, Schwarzkopf, Schawarzkappe, German.
A locally common summer migrant to Great Britain.
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ORPHEAN WARBLER.
Sylvia orphea, Temm.
ORPHEAN WARBLER.
SYLVIA ORPHEA, Temm.
Sylvia orphea, Temminck, Man. d’Orn. p. 107 (1815); Naum. i. p. 445; Hewitson, i. p. 1383; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 423; Dresser, ui. p. 411.
Bec-fin orphée, French; Orpheus-Grasmiicke, German ; Canaria, Alamero, Spanish.
There do not appear to be more than two well- authenticated instances on record of the occurrence of this species in England, although more than one nest containing eggs, attributed to the Orphean Warbler, have been met with in this country. My own acquaint- ance with this bird has chiefly been cultivated in Spain ; I found it exceedingly common in the neighbourhood of Madrid and Aranjuez. In these localities I generally met with it frequenting the avenues of elm and deci- duous bushes in the gardens and open country, as a rule avoiding thickly wooded districts; in Andalucia, on the other hand, our bird appeared especially to frequent the pine-woods, and the willows that grow thickly along certain portions of the course of the Guadalquivir. The nests that we found were placed at various heights, from 5 to 20 feet from the ground, often resting on the
young growers from the main trunks of the elms, and perhaps as often in the forks of willows, tamarisks, and olive-trees. The nest is very much more substantially . built than that of the other Warblers of this family ; the eggs much resemble those of the Lesser Whitethroat. The song of this bird, though more powerful than that of our Blackcap, cannot, in my opinion, be compared with it for melody or sweetness, in fact, I have always been puzzled to know why the name of Orpheus should have been bestowed on this species.
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BARRED WARBLER.
SYLVIA NISORIA (Bechst.).
Motacilla nisoria, Bechstein, Naturg. Deutschl. iv. p. 580 (1795).
Sylvia nisoria, Naum. i. p. 430; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. ix; Dresser, ii. p. 435.
Fauvette éperviere, French; Sperber-Grasmiicke, German.
As I have no acquaintance whatever with this species in a wild state, I will merely note here that four well- authenticated occurrences in Great Britain are recorded by Mr. Howard Saunders in his ‘Manual of British Birds.’
The Barred Warbler is a summer visitor to Central and South-eastern Europe, but is certainly rare to the west of the Rhine and Rhone. I have three of this species caged at this time of writing; in attitude, song, and general demeanour they very much resemble our Lesser Whitethroat, but are the least restless of any Warblers that I have ever kept in captivity.
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BARRED WARBLER.
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WOOD-WARBLER.
PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX (Bechst.).
Motacilla sibilatrix, Bechstein, Naturforsch. xxvu. p. 47 (1793).
Sylvia sibilatrix, Naum. i. p. 556.
Phyllopneuste sylvicola, Macg. 1. p. 364.
Sylvia sibillatrix, Hewitson, 1. p. 135.
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 427; Dresser, u. p. 497.
Bec-fin siffleur, French; Wald-Laubvogel, German.
A summer migrant to Great Britain: locally common.
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WOOD-WARBLER.
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WILLOW-WARBLER,
PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS (Linn.).
Motacilla trochilus, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 338 (1766).
Sylvia trochilus, Naum. ii. p. 568; Hewitson, i. p. 137.
Phyllopneuste trochilus, Macg. 11. p. 371.
Phylloscopus trochilus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 482; Dresser, 11. p. 491.
Pouillot-fitis, French ; Fitis-Laubvogel, German ; Mosqui- tero, Mosquilla, Spanish.
A common summer visitor to the British Islands.
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GREENISH WILLOW-WARBLER.
PHYLLOSCOPUS VIRIDANUS, Blyth.
Phylloscopus viridanus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xii.
p. 967; Dresser, Suppl. p. 87; Caton Haigh, Zool. 1896, p. 436. |
One occurrence. Mr. G. H. Caton Haigh, of Grainsby Hall, Lincolnshire, reports that during the afternoon of September 5th, 1896, he shot a female of Phylloscopus viridanus in a hedge near the sea-bank at North Cotes, on the Lincolnshire coast.
This Willow-Warbler, according to Mr. Dresser, occurs in Russia in the country bordering the Ural Mountains, and in Central Asia, whence it migrates and passes the winter in Northern India. [O. 8.]
GREENISH WILLOW-WARBLER.
Phyloscopus viridanus, Llyth.
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PHYLLOSCOPUS MINOR (Forst.).
Trochilus minor, Forst. Synopt. Cat. Brit. Birds, pp. 14, 54.
Sylvia rufa, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. 1. p. 188 (1802) ; Naum. i. p. 581; Hewitson, i. p. 139.
Phyllopneuste hippolais, Macg. ii. p. 379.
Phylloscopus collybita, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 437; Dresser, 11. p. 485.
Bec-fin véloce, French; Weiden-Laubvogel,German ; Almen- drita, Pichi, Musquereta, Spanish.
A common summer visitor to the British Islands.
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YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER.
PHYLLOSCOPUS SUPERCILIOSUS (J. F. Gmelin).
Motacilla superciliosa, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 1. p. 975 (1788).
Regulus modestus, Naum. xii. pl. 378 ; Gould, apud Hancock, Ann. Nat. Hist. i. p. 310.
Phylloscopus superciliosus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 443; Dresser, li. p. 469.
An Asiatic species, rarely and accidentally visiting Europe. Has occurred certainly twice in England.
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PALLAS'S WILLOW-WARBLER.
PHYLLOSCOPUS PROREGULUS (Pail.).
Motacilla proregulus, Pall. Zoogr. Ross.-As. i. p. 499. Phylloscopus proregulus, Dresser, Suppl. p. 73; Southwell, Zool. 1896, p. 467.
One occurrence. Mr. Thomas Southwell records that a bird of this species was sent him for determination by Mr. Pashley, of Cley-next-the-Sea, on the coast of Norfolk. It had been shot on 31st October, 1896, and was in perfect condition and apparently an adult bird.
According to Mr. Dresser, Pallas’s Willow- Warbler appears regularly on migration within the limits of the Western Palearctic Region. Its range extends also from the Ural Mountains to Eastern Siberia, where it breeds, and probably passes the winter in Southern China and India. It has once occurred on the island
of Heligoland. [O. S.]
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PALLAS'S WILLOW-WARBLER.
Phylloscopus proregulus (Palas)
GOLDCREST.
REGULUS CRISTATUS (Linn.).
Motacilla Regulus, Linn. S. N. 1. p. 838 (1766).
Regulus cristatus, Koch, Syst. d. baier. Zool. 1. p. 199. Regulus flavicapillus, Naum. i. p. 968.
Regulus auricapillus, Macg. 1. p. 408; Hewitson, i. p. 148. Regulus cristatus, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 449; Dresser, ii. p. 453.
Roitelet ordinaire, French; Gelbkdpfige Goldhahnchen, German.
Common and resident in many parts of the British Islands, its numbers much increased by irregular autumnal immigrations from the continent of Europe.
GOLDPDCREST.
Regulus cristatus (Zz77.)
FIRE-CREST.
REGULUS IGNICAPILLUS (C. L. Brehm).
Sylvia ignicapilla, Temminck, ea C. L. Brehm, Man. d’Orn. 1. p. 231 (1820).
Regulus ignicapillus, Naum. in. p. 983; Macg. u. p. 416; Hewitson, i. p. 148; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 456; Dresser, ii. p. 409.
Roitelet a triple bandeau, French; Feuerképfiges Goldhihn- chen, German; Reyezuelo, Reyete, Spanish.
An irregular and not very common visitor to England. Abundant and resident in many parts of South and South-western Europe, especially frequenting evergreen forests and thickets.
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WHITE'S THRUSH.
TURDUS VARIUS, Pail.
Turdus varius, Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-As. i. p. 449 (1811) ; Macg. ii. p. 146; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 251; Dresser, ii.
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An Asiatic species, rarely visiting the British Islands.
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THE MISTLETOE-THRUSH,
(TURDUS VISCIVORUS, Linn.)
Turdus viscivorus, Naum. ii. p. 248; Macg. u. p. 114; Hewitson, i. p. 79; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 258; Dresser, ii. p. 3.
Grive Draine, French; Misteldrossel, German; Charla, Spanish.
More or less common and resident throughout Great
Britain: has extended its range greatly since the time of Bewick.
Resident, but not abundant, in Ireland.
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Turdus viscivorus, Linn.
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THE SONG-THRUSH.
(TURDUS MUSICUS, Linn.)
Turdus musicus, Naum. 1. p. 262; Macg. u. p. 127; Hewit- son, 1. p. 81; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 264; Dresser, u. p. 19.
Grive des Vignes, French; Singdrossel, German; Zorzal, Spanish.
Breeds throughout the British Islands.
In common with all the European species of the genus Zurdus, our Song-Thrush migrates southwards in autumn, but seldom entirely leaves the country.
Litho. W. Greve, Berlin-London.
SONG-THRUSH.
Turdus musicus, Linn.
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THE REDWING.
(TURDUS ILIACUS, Lina.)
Turdus iliacus, Naum. ii. p. 276; Macg. ii. p. 141; Hewitson, 1. p. 87; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 268; Dresser, ii. p. 35.
Grive mauvis, French; Rothdrossel, German; Malviz, Spanish.
A very common autumnal visitor to the British Islands. Breeds in Northern Europe and Asia.
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(TURDUS PILARIS, Linn.)
Turdus pilaris, Naum. 11. p.296; Macg.u. p.105; Hewitson, 1. p. 84; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 272; Dresser, ii. p. 41.
Grive Litorne, French; Wachholder-Drossel, German.
A common winter visitor to the British Islands. Breeds in Northern Europe and Asia. ~
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TURDUS ATRIGULARIS, Temm.
Turdus atrogularis, Temminck, Man. d’Orn i. p. 169 (1820).
Turdus bechsteinu, Naum. 11. p. 310. Turdus atrigularis, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 276; Dresser, u. p. 83.
Merle a gorge noire, French; Schwarzkehlige Drossel, German. First recorded as an English bird by the late John
Gould in the ‘ Ibis,’ 1869, p. 128. An Asiatic species, occasionally straggling into Hurope.
Has occurred once in England.
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TURDUS SIBIRICUS, Pall.
Turdus sibiricus, Pallas, Reise Russ. Reichs, iii. App. p. 694 (1776) ; Naum. xii. p. 348; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 279, note ; Dresser, i. p. 87.
Sibirische Drossel, German.
The only capture of this bird, as yet recorded in Great Britain, is said to have taken place in the winter of 1860-61, between Guildford and Godalming; the specimen in question was sent to Mr. F. Bond by a dealer as a variety of the Redwing. Mr. H. Saunders (‘ Manual of British Birds,’ p. 12) does not consider the evidence sufficient to warrant the introduction of this species into the British list, but mentions that he believed that another specimen was picked up at Bonchurch in the winter of 1874. Without any wish to enter into the much debated question as to what constitutes the claim of this or of any other bird to a place in the British fauna, I think that, granting the fact in the present instance, that a bird of this species was killed in England, the probability is strongly in favour of its having been a bona fide traveller, and not an “escaped” bird. At all events, I do not anticipate that my subscribers will object to the accompanying plate. The breeding-home
of this species, according to Seebohm * (the only English writer who, so far as I am aware, treats of it in detail as a British bird), is in the valleys of the great rivers Yenesay and Lena in Siberia, between lat. 67° and 68", and it also breeds in Japan. It winters in China, Burma, Sumatra, and Java, and has once occurred in the Andaman Islands. In the work from which I quote the above localities will be found an account of the writer’s personal acquaintance with this species, which is too long to transcribe iz extenso. It amounts to his having occasionally met with this Thrush in Siberia, near the village of Koorayika, on the Arctic Circle, haunting birch-plantations ; it seems that it is an exceedingly wary bird, and Seebohm only succeeded in shooting one specimen, a fine male in adult plumage. It was, however, well known to the inhabitants as the Black Thrush, or, I should rather say, by two Russian words with that signification. These natives informed the author that the bird was by no means uncommon during the breeding-season at Toorokansk. It is said to be possessed of a not very loud but sweet song, and is a favourite cage-bird in Japan. Seebohm concludes his description of the habits of the species with the words ‘* Nothing whatever is known of its eggs or nest.” The volume from which I am quoting is dated 1883, and I am not aware of any information on the latter particulars having been recorded since that time. This Thrush is a very rare straggler into Europe, but has been met with in various localities in Northern Germany, in the Hartz Mountains, the island of Riigen, France, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey.
* ‘British Birds,’ vol. i. pp. 204, 205.
BLACKBIRD.
TURDUS MERULA, Linn.
Turdus merula, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 295 (1766); Naum. ii. p- 826; Macg. ii. p. 81; Hewitson, i. p. 91; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 280; Dresser, ii. p. 91.
Merle noir, French; Schwarzdrossel, German; Mirlo, Merla, Spanish.
Abundant and resident in almost all parts of the British Islands, its numbers greatly augmented by autumnal migrations from the continent.
This species is found in most of the countries of Europe, either as a resident or a winter visitor, and breeds to my knowledge in Algena. As is the case with most birds of its family, the Blackbird is a local migrant in the countries in which it breeds, but differs from its congeners by seldom, if ever, travelling in flocks. 1 believe that in favourable circumstances this species often produces three broods of young in the year. Enormous numbers of Blackbirds are annually shot, snared, and netted for the table, in autumn, in many parts of Southern Europe, notably in the island of Corsica.
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THE RING-OUZEL.
(TURDUS TORQUATUS, Linn.)
Turdus torquatus, Nawm. ii. p. 318; Macg. ii. p. 100; Hewit- son, 1. p.93; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 287; Dresser, 11. p. 113.
Merle « plastron, French ; Ringamsel, Schneeamsel, Ger-
man; Chirlo, Spanish.
A summer migrant to the British Islands, breeding in mountainous and moorland localities throughout the
three kingdoms.
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Turdus torquatus, Linn.
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THE PIED ROCK-THRUSH.
(MONTICOLA SAXATILIS, Newton.)
Turdus saxatilis, Naum. i. p. 348.
Petrocincla saxatilis, Hewitson, i. p.95; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 292. Monticola saxatilis, Dresser, 11. p. 129.
Merle de Roche, French; Stetnmerle, German; Mirlo de pena, Spanish.
A summer migrant to Southern and South-central Europe; the recorded occurrence in England is in all probability that of a bird escaped from captivity.
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ORIOLUS GALBULA, Linn.
Oriolus galbula, Zinn. S. N. i. p. 160 (1760); Naum. i. p- 171; Macg. ii. p. 73; Hewitson, i. p. 94; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 283; Dresser, ii. p. 365.
Loriot, French; Kirsch-Pirol, German; Oropendola, Spanish. ;
' This beautiful species is one of the many summer visitors to the continent of Hurope, which, as I am firmly persuaded, only requires protection and encouragement to become tolerably common with us. At present it is an annual visitor, in small numbers, to our eastern and southern counties, and has been known to breed in England on several occasions ; but most of the records of its appearance in our islands are accompanied by the statement that the specimen is in the hands of some “taxidermist,” these artists being, with few exceptions, always ready to give a good price, and demand a much better one, for an Oriole, or, indeed, any unfortunate and uncommon stragegler to our shores.
I have met with the Golden Oriole in many parts of Europe and in Algeria, but nowhere in such abundance as in the immediate neighbourhood of Madrid; it frequents woods and groves, but in my experience avoids thick forests; it is rather a shy bird, and much more frequently heard than seen. Its favourite food is fruit of many kinds, especially figs, cherries, and mulberries ; but it is, to my knowledge, also a great destroyer of caterpillars.
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Cinclus aquaticus, Bechst. Orn. Taschenb. i. p. 206 (1802) ; Naum. ii. p. 925 ; Hewitson, i. p. 77; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 241; Dresser, ii. p. 167. Cinclus europeus, Macg. ii. p. 50. Aquassiére, French; Wasseramsel, Wasserschwatzer, Ger- man; Pordo de Agua, Pechiblanco, Spanish.
This delightful little bird is probably well known to those of my readers who are addicted to salmon- and trout-fishing, as the favourite haunts of the Salmonide are the favourite resorts of the Dipper; in fact, the bird is accused of devouring the spawn of these fishes, and has, I grieve to say, been almost exterminated in certain places on that account. I do not pretend to pronounce judgment on this subject, but am very strongly inclined to consider that the damage done by the Dipper has been grossly exaggerated, and can only say that if I were the fortunate possessor of a salmon- or trout-river this merry little bird should be as welcome to take his share of their produce, as the Herons and Kingfishers are to theirs of the coarse fishes of our Northampton-
shire Nene. The Dipper, except for his aquatic habits, much
resembles the Common Wren in character, always in a hurry, diving into the most rapid streams or boiling pools below a fall, and ov emerging flying to a stone, often in mid-stream, whence he pours out a very pleasant song with continual bobbings and bowings of the body and jerks of the short tail; one eminently attractive point about this bird is that his cheery song is continued throughout the winter months.
The Water-Ousel, as our bird is frequently called, lays six or seven white eggs early in the year, in a large shapeless nest of green moss and dry leaves, with an aperture on one side of it; this structure is usually placed among stones on a ledge of rock in the close neighbourhood of running water, sometimes in an old stone wall, and not uncommonly actually under, or, as I should perhaps say, behind, a waterfall.
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CINCLUS MELANOGASTER, C. L. Brehm.
Cinclus melanogaster, C. L. Brehm, Lehr. eur. Vég. 1. p. 289 (1823); Naum. xii. p. 188; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 244; Dresserie plaids
Sturnus cinclus, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 290 (1766).
This, the common Scandinavian race of Dipper, has occasionally occurred in the east of England, and is reported to have been found in the Pyrenees. I pre- sume that its habits are in all respects similar to those of our indigenous British race, but I have no personal acquaintance with it, and am not in any way disposed to look upon it as a distinct species.
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MOTACILLA LUGUBRIS, Temm.
Motacilla lugubris, Temm. Man. d’Orn. i. p. 253 (1820). Motacilla yarrelli, Nawm. xii. p. 114; Macg. i. p. 225. Motacilla yarrelli, Hewitson, i. p. 163.
Motacilla lugubris, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 538; Dresser, i. p. 239.
Lavandiere, French; Schwarze Bachstelze, German ; Neve- rilla, Spanish.
This well-known and charming bird I can only con- sider as a local race of Motacilla alba; its range appears to be virtually limited to our islands and the extreme west of the continent of Europe.
In common with most, if not all, of our purely insec- tivorous birds, it is a local migrant; but, as far as I am aware, has not hitherto been met with south of the Mediterranean.
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MOTACILLA ALBA, Linn.
Motacilla alba, Zinn. 8. N. i. p. 331 (1766); Nawm. iii. p- 803; Macg. ii. p. 221; Hewitson, i. p. 165; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 548; Dresser, i. p. 233.
Lavandiére, Hochequeue grise, French; Weisse Bachstelze, German ; Agua nieves, Lavandera, Pispita, Spanish.
A common summer visitor to England, especially to the eastern and southern counties. This is the prevalent form of Pied Wagtail on the continent of Europe, and exactly resembles our Common English Wagtail in habits and note.
I found these Grey-backed Wagtails more common at Dover in the summer of 1853 than the other race, and have excellent reason for feeling certain that the two forms often mterbreed; but, as a general rule, this Grey-backed bird leaves us in winter, whilst the Common Wagtail frequently remains in sheltered situa- tions favourable to the winter existence of insects.
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MOTACILLA SULPHUREA, Bechst.
Motacilla Melanope, Pall. Reise Russ. Reichs, iii. p. 696 (1776); Dresser, iii. p. 251.
Motacilla sulphurea, Bechst. Gemeinn. Naturg.Vég. Deutschl. li. p. 459 (1807); Naum. iii. p. 824; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p- 552.
Motacilla boarula, Macg. ii. p. 235; Hewitson, i. p. 167.
Bergeronnette jaune, French; Graue Bachstelze, German ; Agua nieves amarilla, Pepita, Spanish.
This species, for which ‘“ Long-tailed” would be a much more appropriate designation than that by which it is commonly known, breeds in many parts of England and Scotland, and during the summer is generally to be found in hilly districts, frequenting the banks of clear and rapid streams. In the autumn and winter this bird may be met with in most parts of the country, chiefly haunting the vicinity of water.
In Ireland, according to Thompson, it is extensively, though not universally, distributed.
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MOTACILLA FLAVA, Linn.
Motacilla flava, Linn. S. N. i. p. 331 (1766) ; Naum. iii. p. 839; Hewitson, i. p. 168; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 558; Dresser, ui. p. 261.
Budytes flava, Macg. ii. p. 208.
Bergeronnette de printemps, French; Gelbe Bachsielze, German ; Nevatilla, Martinica, Spanish.
A very abundant summer visitor to most parts of the continent of Europe; frequently met with, but probably more frequently overlooked, in our islands. ‘The nest of this bird has been met with more than once in England. In its habits this bird exactly resembles the common English race, Motacilla rait.
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MOTACILLA BOREALIS, Sundev.
Motacilla flava borealis, Sundevall, Ofv. K. Vet.-Ak. Handl. 1840, p. 53. Motacilla viridis, Gray et auct.; Dresser, 111. p. 269.
This is a form of Yellow Wagtail found in Scan- dinavia, North Russia, and Siberia, extending its winter migration to South Africa, the plains of India, Burmah, and the Malay Penimsula. ‘Two specimens have been reported from Penzance.
In general appearance it is very like IZ. flava, but has no white superciliary stripe. [O. S.]
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TREE-PIPIT.
Anthus arboreus (&melin).
TREE-PIPIT.
ANTHUS ARBOREUS (Gmelin).
Alauda arborea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 793; Macg. ii. p..174; Hewitson, 1. p. 179.
Anthus arboreus, Naum. iii. p. 758.
Anthus trivialis, Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 569; Dresser, ii. p. 309.
Pipit des arbres, French ; Baum-Pieper, German ; Cinceta, Pispita, Spanish.
This well-known bird is a common spring visitor to most of our English counties, as well as to certain parts of Scotland, but is scarce in the north of the latter kingdom, and, according to Mr. H. Saunders, had not been obtained in Ireland at the time of the publication of his ‘Manual’ in 1889. With us, in Northamptonshire, this bird is exceedingly common, and amongst our country-folk often does duty as the “ Wood-Lark,” though perhaps it is more generally known by the name of “'Titlark,” the common desig- nation of the Meadow-Pipit. I may mention that the genuine Wood-Lark is a very rare bird in our neigh- bourhood ; and as we have no common-lands or heaths, the Meadow-Pipit is not abundant.
The present species arrives in the first or second week of April, and frequents for the most part well-
timbered pasture-lands. The nest is placed on the ground, and is a neat structure of moss and dry bents, lined with hair. The eggs vary greatly in colour, but those of the same pair of birds as a rule closely re- semble each other; as, however, they are well known, I do not attempt to describe them.
The Tree-Pipit is remarkable amongst its congeners from its constant habit of perching on trees and singing from its perch, after a while launching itself off with outspread wings, hovering, still singing, in the air, and finally returning to its perch or slowly descending to the ground. The song, though somewhat wanting in sweetness, is by no means unpleasant, and has a certain faint resemblance to that of the Sky-Lark. Altogether this is a very lively and attractive bird, that would be very much missed in our country as one of the many pleasant associations of pleasant summer-time. The nest of the Tree-Pipit is one of those most frequently selected by Cuckoos for the intrusion of their eggs.
MEADOW-PIPIT.
ANTHUS PRATENSIS (Linn.).
Alauda pratensis, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 287 (1766).
Anthus pratensis, Naum. ii. p. 774; Macg. u. p. 181; Hewitson, t. p. 1738; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 575; Dresser, ii. p. 285.
Pipi des Prés, French; Wiesen-Pieper, German ; Alfarfera, Pasita, Titerella, Spanish.
This little bird is a permanent resident throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and, under the name of Titlark, is probably as well known as any British bird. In the summer it frequents uncultivated land of any kind from the highest heather-clad mountains of the Scottish Highlands to the pastures and meadows of our southern counties; but, in common with all other insectivorous birds, shifts its quarters according to the season, and may, in winter, be occasionally found in great numbers on our coasts.
The nest of the Meadow-Pipit, which is almost invariably situated on the ground, is one of those most frequently selected by the Cuckoo as a laying-place ; and these Pipits certainly show more inimical attention to this vagrant usurper than is usual with any other
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ANTHUS CERVINUS (Paill.).
Motacilla cervina, Pall. Zoogr. Rosso-As. 1. p. 511 (1811). Anthus cervinus, Naum. xii. p. 97; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 579; Dresser, ii. p. 299.
Der rothkehlige Pieper, German.
This bird, whose breeding-haunts in Europe appear to be confined to the extreme north and north-east of that continent, has been recorded to have occurred thrice in our islands, but is very possibly more common on migration therein than is generally supposed. My acquaintance with it is confined to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, on many parts of which it passes the winter and early spring. As far as I have had opportunities for observation, its habits resemble very closely those of our well-known Meadow-Pipit (Anthus pratensis).
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ANTHUS SPIPOLETTA (Linn.).
Alauda spinoletta, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 288 (1766). Anthus aquaticus, Naum. ii. p. 789, xiii. pp. 104, 110. Anthus spipoletta, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 581.
Anthus spinoletta, Dresser, ii. p. 335.
Pipi spioncelle, Farlouse spioncelle, Pipi spipolette, French ; Alpen-Pieper, German; Tordino, Alfarfero, Spanish.
I have adopted the above designation for this species in preference to that of Water-Pipit, for the simple reason that all the European species of the genus Anthus frequent the sea-shores and alluvial flats in autumn and winter, and are, with very few exceptions, at all seasons fond of the neighbourhood of water, whilst the present bird, during the breeding-season, is seldom, if ever, to be met with, except amongst moun- tains of a considerable elevation. Four instances only of the occurrence of this bird in England have hitherto been recorded, all in the county of Sussex, but it is more than probable that other such occurrences have passed unnoticed. My personal acquaintance with the Alpine Pipit is confined to having seen a few in various
localities of the Italian Alps and Pyrenees, and one m a marsh near Larnaca. I had very favourable opportu- nities, however, for observation of its habits, during a stay of some days, in the early summer of 1867, at the hydropathic establishment at Panticosa, in Aragon, at which place we arrived before the regular bathing-season had set in, in fact, we were the first visitors of the year, and the huge hotel with its 300 beds was, as the manager informed us, “completely at our disposition with every- thing that it contained.” The building stands on a small stone-strewn plateau at the head of the valley of Tena, and is, according to the hand-books, about 8000 feet above sea-level ; a small lake or tarn lies within a short distance of the front of the building, and the space of flat ground that lay between them was, at the time above-mentioned, the abode of two or three pairs of Alpine Pipits. My attention was first attracted to them by their note, which is sharper and more sibilant than that of the Tree-Pipit—the species of this family with which I am best acquainted; it is considerably more powerful than that of the Meadow-Pipit, to which it, however, has a close resemblance.
These Alpine Pipits have but a poor song, which, in the case to which I am referring, was generally uttered from the top of a stone, or durig a short hovering flight; on the ground their actions seemed to us very like those of the Tree-Pipit. J could not find a nest, though there must have been at least two, probably more, uncer the huge stones that lay singly or in piled masses on the little grassy plain; the birds were decidedly wary, and evidently very cautious about
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approaching their nests. Some eggs, which probably belonged to this species, were brought to me by a lad, but all he could tell me about them was that he had found them on the ground, and that they were laid by a “pajarita,’—an undoubted fact, which, as my readers will admit, was hardly sufficient to entitle them to a place in my egg-collection.
ROCK-PIPIT.
ANTHUS OBSCURUS (Lath.).
Alauda obscura, Latham, Ind. Orn. i. p. 494 (1790). Anthus aquaticus, Macg. ii. p. 191; Hewitson, i. p. 174. Anthus obscurus, Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p.586; Dresser, i. p. 343.
Pipi obscur, French; Strand-Pieper, German.
This species is a common resident on all the rocky portions of our coasts, and, indeed, in the winter is to be found almost anywhere in the neighbourhood of salt water. The nest is generally placed in a crevice of rock or amongst the grasses or other low vegetation within a short distance of the sea. I found a nest built among the marram-grass on a sand-cliff at Bournemouth, within 5 or 6 feet of a constantly frequented path, and in a locality not sufficiently steep to secure it from the intru- sion of any passing dog or cat. I have, however, good reason to believe that the old bird took off her brood in safety.
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TAWNY PIPIT.
Anthus campestris (Linn.).
TAWNY PIPIT.
ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS (Linn.).
Alauda campestris, Linn. S. N. i. p. 288 (1766). Anthus campestris, Nawm. iii. p. 745; Yarr. ed. 4, 1. p. 592; Dresser, iii. p. 317.
Pipit rousseline, French; Brach-Pieper, German; Calan- drina, Spanish.
This bird, although reported to be an annual summer visitor to the north of France, and to Holland, can only be considered as an uncommon straggler to our country. I find that Mr. H. Saunders records the occurrence of some sixteen or seventeen specimens, of which number all but two were obtained in autumn in the neighbour- hood of Brighton. My own principal acquaintance with this Pipit was formed in Central and Northern Spain, where it is by no means uncommon on sandy wastes ; I never met with it on cultivated ground. In compari- son with the other species of the genus Anthus, this is a shy and retiring bird, chiefly remarkable for its loud single alarm-note. I never met with it in great abund- ance, but in certain districts could always make sure of finding three or four pairs in a day’s ramble. I observe that Mr. Saunders credits this bird with “a poor and
monotonous song,’ but I never heard any notes uttered by a Tawny Pipit that would merit even this desig- nation. On the ground this bird is very nimble, and will run for long distances before a pursuer, always taking good care to keep out of gunshot-range. In spite of diligent search, I only found one nest that I could with certainty attribute to this species; it was placed between two large clods of sandy earth near a horse-track, was composed of dry root-fibres, lined with goat’s-hair, and contained four eggs of a dull creamy white profusely blotched and streaked with ash-grey markings.
RICHARD’S PIPIT.
ANTHUS RICHARDI, Vieill.
Anthus richardi, Vieillot, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. xxvi. p. 491 (1818); Macg. ii. p. 199; Hewitson, i. p. 175; Yarr. ed. 4,1. p. 598; Dresser, ii. p. 325.
Pipit Richard, French; Stelzenpieper, Spornpieper, Ger- man.
An uncommon autumnal visitor to this country, in which most, though by no means all, of its recorded captures have occurred near the sea.
According to various authors, Richard’s Pipit has a wide range over Asia and Europe, and breeds almost throughout the central districts of the first-named con- tinent.
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WHITE-TAILED or SEA-EAGLE.
Ha iabtus ALBicinya (Linn.) *.
HAWK-OWL.
SURNIA FUNEREA (Linn.).
LESSER REDPOLL.
FRINGILLA RUFESCENS (Vieill.).
TWITE orn MOUNTAIN-LINNET.
FRINGILLA FLAVIROSTRIS, Linn.
GOLDEN PLOVER.
CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS, Linn.
AVOCET.
REcURVIROSTRA AVOCETTA, Linn.
BLACK-WINGED STILT.
HIMANTOPUS MELANOPTERUS, [ Meyer.
GARGANEY oz SUMMER TEAL.
Anas crrcra, Linn.
PINTAIL.
Anas acuta, Linn.
BUFF-BACKED HERON.
ARDEA BUBULCUS, Audouin.
POCHARD.
Fuicu.a FERINA (Linn.).
TUFTED DUCK.
Fourieura cristata (Leach).
* The Plate of the adult bird, H. albicilla, will be issued in a future Part.
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BRITISH BIRDS KEY Lise
BY LIEUT.-COLONEL L. HOWARD IRBY,
AUTHOR OF ‘ ORNITHOLOGY OF THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR.’
THis attempt at a “Key List” of British Birds is not intended to be of use to scientific ornithologists ; but the compiler hopes it may be useful to those having a slight knowledge. of birds, so as to enable them to determine a species without having to search through bulky volumes.
Every endeavour has been made to avoid scientific terms and to be as concise as possible.
Those American Jand-birds hitherto included in “ British” lists have been omitted, and others might with propriety be struck out—such as specimens escaped from captivity, or included without sufficient inquiry as to their authenticity.
As far as possible, the nomenclature and arrangement of the ‘ Ibis’? List have been adhered to.
“ This little work, compiled by one of our best practieal Ornitho- logists and sportsmen, is intended for the use of those who already have a slight knowledge of birds, but require a handy guide to the diagnostic characters of the species as a companion when travelling.
It promises to be most useful, and certainly represents a great deal of research in a small compass—NEARLY PERFECT.”— Atheneum.
“This work, written by an excellent practical ornithologist, is likely to prove of great service, owing to the LARGE AMOUNT OF INFOR- MATION COMPRESSED INTO A SMALL compass.” —Tbis.
“Hs SUPPLIED A REAL WANT—a hand pocket-book giving just the diagnostic characters of every species. It is a desirable supplement to the ‘ List of British Birds, published by the British Ornithologists’ Union, which dealt with the nomenclature of the various species, but which might also with advantage have contained diagnoses, sucH As CotonEL Irpy’s INDUSTRY HAS NOW SUPPLIED.”—Vature.
‘Many boys, and many men also, who are lovers of the country, have felt the need of a guide to our native birds, which, whilst neither prolix nor technical, should yet contain sufficient infor- mation to enable them to identify birds when in doubt. Tuts Hanpy LITTLE BOOK OF SIXTY PAGES WILL SUIT SUCH INQUIRERS. ’— Bell’s Weekly Messenyer,
LONDON:
R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
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PART XIV. | [MAY 1890.
COLOURED FIGURES
OF THE
BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
ISSUED BY
LORD LILFORD, F.Z.8. &c.,
PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION. (be eee a a
LONDON: R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
1890. | \bx « of Se ee ee
PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS. ] Price 9s. 6d. [RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.
As several Subscribers, who obtain copies of this Work through other Booksellers, have expressed a desire that their names should appear in the next printed list of Subscribers, we beg to inform such that, if they will kindly send their names to the Publisher, their wishes will be cheerfully acceded to.
CONTENTS OF PART Xi
SISKIN. SCARLET GROSBEAK. Frincitia spinus, Linn. PyYRRHULA ERYTHRINA, Pallas. GREENFINCH. WHITE-EYED POCHARD. FRINGILLA CHLORIS, Briss. Fouricuta nyroca (Giild.). BARN-OWL. CORN-CRAKE or LAND-RAIL. STRIX FLAMMEA, Linn. ; Crex PRATENSIS, Bechst. MARSH-HARRIER. TURNSTONE. Circus zRvuGINosus (Linn.). STREPSILAS INTERPRES (Linn.). ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD. PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Burro tacorus (J. F. Gmelin). Trinea MacuLata, Vieill. WOODCOCK.
ScoLopax RusticuLa, Linn.
As the first Plate given of this species does not altogether satisfy me as representing an average specimen of the bird, I publish a second, which will, I hope, meet with the approval of those Subscribers to whom the Woodcock is but little known in the summer months.
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BRITISH BIRDS REY Lied:
BY
LIEUT.-COLONEL L. HOWARD IRBY,
AUTHOR OF ‘ ORNITHOLOGY OF THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR.
THis attempt at a “ Key List” of British Birds is not intended to be of use to scientific ornithologists; but the compiler hopes it may be useful to those having a slight knowledge of birds, so as to enable them to determine a species without having to search through bulky volumes.
Every endeavour has been made to avoid scientific terms and to be as concise as possible.
Those American land-birds hitherto included in “ British ”’ lists have been omitted, and others might with propriety be struck out—such as specimens escaped from captivity, or included without sufficient inquiry as to their authenticity.
As far as possible, the nomenclature and arrangement of the ‘ Ibis’ List have been adhered to.
“ This little work, compiled by one of our best practical Ornitho- logists and sportsmen, is intended for the use of those who already have a slight knowledge of birds, but require a handy guide to the diagnostic characters of the species as a companion when travelling. It promises to be most useful, and certainly represents a great deal of research in a small compass—-NEARLY PERFECT.”— Atheneum.
“This work, written by an excellent practical ornithologist, is likely to prove of great service, owing to the LARGE AMOUNT OF INFOR- MATION COMPRESSED INTO A SMALL compass.”—ZTbis.
‘Has SUPPLIED A REAL wANT—a hand pocket-book giving just the diagnostic characters of every species. It is a desirable supplement to the ‘ List of British Birds, published by the British Ornithologists’ Union, which dealt with the nomenclature of the various species, but which might also with advantage have contained diagnoses, sucH As CoLonEL Igpy’s INDUSTRY HAS NOW SUPPLIED.”—WVature.
‘“‘ Many boys, and many men also, who are lovers of the country, have felt the need of a guide to our native birds, which, whilst neither prolix nor technical, should yet contain sufficient infor- mation to enable them to identify birds when in doubt. Tuts Hanpy LITTLE BOOK OF SIXTY PAGES WILL SUIT SUCH INQUIRERS.”’— Bell's Weekly Messenger,
LON DOR: R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
PART XV.] [JULY 1890.
COLOURED FIGURES
OF THE
BIRDS OF TILE BRITISH ISLANDS.
ISSUED BY
LORD LILFORD, F.ZS. &c.,
PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION.
LONDON: R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
1890.
PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, ] Price 9s. 6d. [RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.
As several Subscribers, who obtain copies of this Work through other Booksellers, have expressed a desire that their names should
appear in the next printed list of Subscribers, we beg to inform such that, if they will kindly send their names to the Publisher,
their wishes will be cheerfully acceded to.
CONTENTS: OF PART
ORPHEAN WARBLER.
SYLVIA ORPHEA, Temm.
BARRED WARBLER.
Syitvia nisoriA (Bechst.).
ROCK-PIPIT.
Antuus opscurvs (Lath.).
LESSER GREY SHRIKE.
Lantus minor, J. F. Gmelin.
WOODCHAT.
Lanivus rutitus, Lath.
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER.
Muoscicapa parva, Bechst.
ROCK-CREEPER.
TicHoDROMA MURARIA (Lini.).
GOLDFINCH.
CaRDUELIS ELEGANS, Stephens.
MEALY REDPOLL.
FRiInGILLA LinariA, Linn.
WIGEHON.
Mareca PENELOPE (Linn.).
GADWALL.
ANAS STREPERA, Linn.
SCAUP.
Furicuta Mariza (Linn.).
posal ulcoeranedenaes
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BRITISH BIRDaS KEY LIST.
BY LIEUT.-COLONEL L. HOWARD IRBY,
AUTHOR OF ‘ ORNITHOLOGY OF THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR.
Tus attempt at a “Key List” of British Birds is not intended to be of use to scientific ornithologists ; but the compiler hopes it may be useful to those having a slight knowledge of birds, so as to enable them to determine a species without having to search through bulky volumes.
Every endeavour has been made to avoid scientific terms and to be as concise as possible.
Those American land-birds hitherto included in “ British”’ lists have been omitted, and others might with propriety be struck out—such as specimens escaped from captivity, or included without sufficient inquiry as to their authenticity.
As far as possible, the nomenclature and arrangement of the ‘ Ibis” List have been adhered to.
“« This little work, compiled by one of our best practical Ornitho- logists and sportsmen, is intended for the use of those who already have a slight knowledge of birds, but require a handy guide to the diagnostic characters of the species as a companion when travelling. It promises to be most useful, and certainly represents a great deal of research in a small compasS—NEARLY PERFECT.”—Atheneum.
“This work, written by an excellent practical ornithologist, is likely to prove of great service, owing to the LARGE AMOUNT OF INFOR- MATION COMPRESSED INTO A SMALL compass.”—Tbis.
“Hs SUPPLIED A REAL WANT—a hand pocket-book giving just the diagnostic characters of every species. It is a desirable supplement to the ‘ List of British Birds,’ published by the British Ornithologists’ Union, which dealt with the nomenclature of the various species, but which might also with advantage have contained diagnoses, sucH As CoLonEL Irpy’s INDUSTRY HAS Now sUPPLiEeD.”—Nature.
“Many boys, and many men also, who are lovers of the country, have felt the need of a guide to our native birds, which, whilst neither prolix nor technical, should yet contain sufficient infor- mation to enable them to identify birds when in doubt. THis HANDY LITTLE BOOK OF SIXTY PAGES WILL SUIT SUCH INQUIRERS.”— Bell's Weekly Messenger,
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