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S a lic a n a M e lan o p o g o n . S a lic a n a aqua tic a .
M. O U S T A C il E D _ W à
.Sulkuria
T his little warbler, now so common in European collections, appw*.
«èco he published the second edition of his «Manuel’ in 1820; wsk,«;,
the adult male io tbe ‘ Flanelle« ColorìéesV 245. % . % nod has gire® ■
ed i: 1831
From the little information w^wired respectiug this bird, it wtndd -
* e Homan States, where M. C u p » ,v*,r*m m it is
** I hare killed it in November «*9* ^ jjmfc JW w t *>
rashes and.otterÌflg'a neiff y,< nfa-a- j
From this account ofM. & rM~- v ^ - v
economy the Moustached s :&«**'>-••<
Its foodroofdsi.« of natali
I The sexes ofifyy no pereepiibfo | j j |§ ì j |É | u* «Sto M
The top of HW head aud 41 thfe sp}*«- ;* ,,f ,
jiartìeularìy on the margina of the wa^*fo»t&0ai, and a Wael; cn
bead, below this is a conspicuous baud o f d a rt hrow*. «hh-h paa
throat and under-surface greyish-white, becoming brown 4m t k
l | a°d yellow at the base ; legs and feet brown; iride« yellow.
The upper figure in our Kate represents an adult male o f the
m bojW' iwsJcnown to M. Te/jimiiKk
k the third p a rt o f kj*
k down the ceniti && «psfì tf~ >’k
ye and extends to the ¡Mt&mt ;|p | | |
i through the eye and over the ear-coveri* ;
»1« and side* gjjSi III: Slitì the
a i n a t ;
S p I S ^ : ’
h a w and the eastern port«»** of fclfo fkynw‘riB<»i* iv
d u r in g considerably k its uaarhings mid c&ikt? from- t-k
particulars; jike that il is also a roareh bird &**l t e i i s amoi
rivers. . I t is very abundant h i Italy and Piedmont; fe somet^
and, bat very rarely, to Holland.
• iThe nest js artfully constructed uinoiug slipSttipfei o f &uus
number, o f a yellowish ash colour marked with very' fine spots
The sexes are alike in plumage.
A band o f yellowish wb&c passes over each eve .*>.■*.! ;> stria« 4 :
the intermediate spnecs dark browa j sides-pf the «poSc msipwfe.
with large, longitudinal dark. IwoWn spots; wing* anrl t a il iw .
edged ^vith yellowish brown \ ear-coverfcs brown; throat and «11
Is .wmiewbftt darker on the flan!*» • 'feet legs m i* 'v.-.-.-iv.'i •; l-
lowe^vfignre t'eprewjois-tlus b&d o f t l c
! ' ••
■«.'•»j.-iu' ikf- thick the ■ of
wii . fttdi
k$w sorfece o f
If brow« at ike
’ surface ydlo.wish brown
1 Hgbt fawn éolouf., which