. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 128 THE RUFOUS SEDGE WAEBLER CURRUCA GALACTOTES. Upper plumage reddish brown ; all the lateral feathers of the tail with a large black spot near the extremity, which is white; wings brown, edged with reddish; under parts whitish, tinged at the sides with red; feet yellowish. Length six inches and a half. Eggs unknown. Of this rare bird, wliich inhabits the southern pro- vinces of Spain, a single specimen only has been seen in THE GARDEN WARBLER. THE GARDEN WARBLER. CURRUCA HORTENSIS. Upper parts greyish brown, slightly tinged w
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 128 THE RUFOUS SEDGE WAEBLER CURRUCA GALACTOTES. Upper plumage reddish brown ; all the lateral feathers of the tail with a large black spot near the extremity, which is white; wings brown, edged with reddish; under parts whitish, tinged at the sides with red; feet yellowish. Length six inches and a half. Eggs unknown. Of this rare bird, wliich inhabits the southern pro- vinces of Spain, a single specimen only has been seen in THE GARDEN WARBLER. THE GARDEN WARBLER. CURRUCA HORTENSIS. Upper parts greyish brown, slightly tinged with olive ; orbits white ; below the ear a patch of ash-grey ; throat dull white ; breast and flanks grey, tinged with rust colour; rest of the under parts dull white. Length five inches and three- quarters ; breadth eight and a half. Eggs greenish white, speckled with two shades of greenish brown. Though tolerably well dispersed throughout England, this bird is by no means so abundant as the Blackcap, which it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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