FIRE-CREST.
REGULUS IGNICAPILLUS (C. L. Brehm).
Sylvia ignicapilla, Temminck, ex C. L. Brehm, Man. d’Orn. i.
p. 231 (1820) .
Regulus ignicapillus, Naum. iii. p. 983; Macg. ii. p. 416;
Hewitson, i. p. 148; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 456; Dresser, in
p. 459.
Roitelet ä triple bandeau, French; Feuerköpfiges Goldhähnchen,
German; Reyezuelo, Reyete, Spanish.
An irregular and not very common visitor to England.
Abundant and resident in many parts of South and
South-western Europe, especially frequenting evergreen
forests and thickets.
F I R E - C R E S T .
Regulus ignicapillus, C. L. Brehm.
