. British birds. Birds. THE GREY-BACKED WARBLER (Aedon famiUaris) IN KENT. A NEW BRITISH BIRD. On July 15th, 1907, a male " Rufous Warbler " was shot at Hythe, Kent, and sent to Mr. Bristow, of St. Leonards, where it was seen in the flesh by Dr. N. F. Ticehurst. On receiving it from Mr, Bristow I thought it to be Aedon galactodes, but on its being submitted to Dr. R. B. Sharj)e and Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grrant, they identified it as the Grey-backed Warbler, Afdou famiUaris, a bird which has not previously been obtained in this country. It difPers from A. galactodes by the greyish-brown r
. British birds. Birds. THE GREY-BACKED WARBLER (Aedon famiUaris) IN KENT. A NEW BRITISH BIRD. On July 15th, 1907, a male " Rufous Warbler " was shot at Hythe, Kent, and sent to Mr. Bristow, of St. Leonards, where it was seen in the flesh by Dr. N. F. Ticehurst. On receiving it from Mr, Bristow I thought it to be Aedon galactodes, but on its being submitted to Dr. R. B. Sharj)e and Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grrant, they identified it as the Grey-backed Warbler, Afdou famiUaris, a bird which has not previously been obtained in this country. It difPers from A. galactodes by the greyish-brown rather than rufous-brown coloration of the upper parts, and by the central pair of tail-feathers being bi'own instead of Male Grey-backed Warbler {Aedonfami/iaris), shot at Hytlie,Kent, on July 15th, 1907. In range the Grey-backed AVarbler replaces the Rufous Warbler as a breeding species in Asia Minor, Tui-key and Greece, and further east. It has, however, wandered to Heli- goland, Italy, and the south of France on a few occasions. Aedon galactodes, it may be noted, has only occurred three times in England and once in Ireland, all in the autumn. J. B. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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