. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . describe the songs of our differentspecies like Nuttall. My figure is taken from Audubons large folio work,the drawing being kindly executed for me by , of Glasgow, to whom I shall also on anotheroccasion have to express my obligations. Figured also by Wilson and Nuttall. INSECTIVOR^. Family SYLVIADJE. Genus Sylvia. (Latluim.) Section VII.—CALAM0DYTJ3. Eohrsanger, Eccd Warblers,{MuUe) RIVERAINS, {Temminch.) MAESH WARBLER. Sylcia pahfstris. Sylvia 2>cilustris, stripera,Calamoherpe palustris, (( (C (( <c a (
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . describe the songs of our differentspecies like Nuttall. My figure is taken from Audubons large folio work,the drawing being kindly executed for me by , of Glasgow, to whom I shall also on anotheroccasion have to express my obligations. Figured also by Wilson and Nuttall. INSECTIVOR^. Family SYLVIADJE. Genus Sylvia. (Latluim.) Section VII.—CALAM0DYTJ3. Eohrsanger, Eccd Warblers,{MuUe) RIVERAINS, {Temminch.) MAESH WARBLER. Sylcia pahfstris. Sylvia 2>cilustris, stripera,Calamoherpe palustris, (( (C (( <c a (( Salicaria palustris. JRiverain Verclerolle,Sumpf- Eohrsanger, Bechstein; Nat. Deut., and Wolff; Tacli. dcr Deuts., ; Natur. der Vogel ; Man., ; Faun. ; Europ. Faun., , ; Diet., 1817, tome xi., p. 182. ?BoiE; Isis, 1826, p. ; Birds, Geebe; Diet., ; 1849,Keyseeling and Blasius; Die Wirbelt, ; Revue, the the Geemans. 4j. 11 A H S H W A K ;■; L MARSH WARRLER. 71 Specific Characters.—Upper parts of the plumage shaded withgreenish or olive grey; a white streak over the eyes, and the un-der parts of the body also white, with an ochreous tint. Tailcoverts yellowish, edged with olive grey; both the outer tail quillspale whitish at the end; the longest wing primary longer thanthe longest secondary. Length of an adult male sent me by Verreaux, five inches and a half; carpus to tip, two inchesand a quarter; tail two inches and a quarter; tarsus nine tenthsof an inch. We have now arrived at Count Miihles last sectionof the Syhiadce, containing the interesting and large groupof Reed Warblers. The Sedge and Reed Warblers ofour own island are so well known that it is hardlynecessary to say anything about the habits of thefamily, which are very similar in all the species. Theymay, however, be distinguished by the following char-acters.
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