. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . young birds are reddish ash-colourabove, silky white below, with the sides of the chest,the flanks, and the under tail coverts, bright russet;cheeks and sides of neck bright reddish ash-colour;wing coverts, primaries, and tail quills edged with brightgreenish yellow.—(Degiand.) My figures of this bird and its egg are from specimenssent me by M. E. Verreaux. Figured also by Temminck and Laugier, pi. col. 24,f. 2. Roux, Orinth. du Daph., pi. 226. Gould, B. ofE., pi. 131. Bouteille, Orinth. du Dauph., pi. 26, f. 7. Another Le
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . young birds are reddish ash-colourabove, silky white below, with the sides of the chest,the flanks, and the under tail coverts, bright russet;cheeks and sides of neck bright reddish ash-colour;wing coverts, primaries, and tail quills edged with brightgreenish yellow.—(Degiand.) My figures of this bird and its egg are from specimenssent me by M. E. Verreaux. Figured also by Temminck and Laugier, pi. col. 24,f. 2. Roux, Orinth. du Daph., pi. 226. Gould, B. ofE., pi. 131. Bouteille, Orinth. du Dauph., pi. 26, f. 7. Another Leaf Warbler, Sylvia borealis, Blasius, (theSylvia eversmanni of Middendorfl,) has lately, on theauthority of Professor Blasius, been added to theEuropean list. (Vide Naumannia, 1858, and Ibis, , p. 459, 1859.) This interesting Asiatic species, whichhas been taken in Heligoland by Herr Giitke, ought tofollow the last species in this work; but in the absenceof authentic specimens from which to take my figure,I must unwillingly defer a notice of it for the 49 INSECTIVORtE. Family SYLVIADJE. Genus Sylvia, Section VI.—POLYGLOTT^, {MuMe.) Spotter, or , {Temminch.) OLIVE TREE WARBLER. Sylvia olwetorum. Sylvia olivetorum, CalamoJierjoe olivetorum,Chlo7opeta olivitorum,Salicaria olivetorum, i Sippolais olivetoru}?i, Sec-Jin des oliviers,Oliven Ttolirsdnger, Steickland in GouldsB. ofE. p. 109, 1836. Temminck; Manual, 1840. Muhle; 1856. Bomapaetes List., 1838. BoNAPAETE; Geu. Cousp. Av. Keyseeling and SCHLEGEL; 1844. Z, Geebe; Eevue ZooL,1844-6, Diet, in , 1848. Degland; 1849. Of the Feench. Of the Geemans. Specific Characters.—Plumage above shaded with olive brown;wings in repose do not quite reach to half the tail; first primary-equal to the second and fourth, third longest; beak broad and 50 OLIVE TRKE -VVARULER. compressed slJeways anteriorly, tlie tip having a tooth-like ornotched curve. Length six inches five line
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