. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ^^■.\ r^ ig?-. THE DARTFORD WARBLER. {^Le Pltchou de Frovence, BufF.) This bird meafures above five inches in length,pf which the tail is about one half: Its bill is longand llender, and a little bent at the tip ; it is of ablack colour, whitifh at the bafe; its eyes are red-difh ; eye-lids deep crimfon; all the upper partsare of a dark rully brown, tinged with dull yellow;the breafl:, part of the belly, and thighs are of adeep red, inclining to ruft colour; the middle ofthe belly is white ; the baftard wing is alfo white ;the tail is
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ^^■.\ r^ ig?-. THE DARTFORD WARBLER. {^Le Pltchou de Frovence, BufF.) This bird meafures above five inches in length,pf which the tail is about one half: Its bill is longand llender, and a little bent at the tip ; it is of ablack colour, whitifh at the bafe; its eyes are red-difh ; eye-lids deep crimfon; all the upper partsare of a dark rully brown, tinged with dull yellow;the breafl:, part of the belly, and thighs are of adeep red, inclining to ruft colour; the middle ofthe belly is white ; the baftard wing is alfo white ;the tail is dufky, except the exterior web of theouter feather, which is white; the legs are yellow. This feems to be a rare bird in this country, andowes its name, with us, to the accident of a pair offhem having been feen near Dartford, in Kent, a £04 BRITISH BIRDS, few years ago ; they have fince been obferved mgreater numbers, and are fuppofed fometimes towinter with us. Buffon fays they are natives ofProvence, where they frequent gardens, and feed,on flies and fraall infers.
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