102 BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA 



and 8th primaries ; wing structure otherwise as in " scirpaceus." 

 Bill dark horn above, flesh coloured below. Legs and feet 

 yellowish brown. Wing <^ 66-72, ? 64-72 (W.). Tarsus 21-24. 

 Bill lo-ii. 



Breeds. — S. England (local), Continental Europe north to 

 Denmark (exceptionally S. Sweden), south to N. Spain, N. 

 Italy, Macedonia, S. and C. Russia, from Esthonia, Pskov, and 

 Orenburg, also Caucasus, shores of Caspian and Black Seas, and 

 Persia. Migrates ; occurs Egypt on passage, winters in Africa. 



Acrocephalus dumetoriim Blyth. Blyth's Reed 

 Warbler. 



In winter plumage closely resembles "palustris"; in summer 

 somewhat darker above than that species ; 2nd primary shorter 

 than 5th, about equal to 6th ; ist primary about equal to coverts ; 

 3rd, 4th, and 5th emarginate ; notch on inner web of 2nd primary 

 falls short of secondaries, 3rd also notched, notch falling between 

 8th primary and secondaries. Bill brown above, flesh coloured 

 below. Legs and feet reddish brown. Wing shorter than in 

 "palustris," $ 60-65, ? 59-64. Tarsus 20-23. I^i^l 10- 11. 



Breeds. — N. Russia and S.E. Finland, and to south-east in 

 Russia towards Orenburg and Lower Ural ; also in W. Siberia to 

 Altai. Winters in India. Rare visitor to Britain. 



Acrocephalus agricola agricola Jerdon. 



Resembles " dumetorum " but has a reddish tinge above as 

 in "scirpaceus." ist primary generally longer than coverts, 2nd 

 between 6th and 7th, seldom between 7th and 8th, 3rd, 4th and 

 5th about equal and longest ; 3rd, 4th and 5th emarginate on 

 outer web ; 2nd and 3rd notched on inner web. Bill dark brown 

 above, below yellowish flesh. Legs and feet pinkish brown. 

 Wing ^ 9 55-60-5. Tarsus 20-22. Culmen 15-16 (H.). 



Breeds. — Danube Delta, Crimea, S. and C. Urals, and in Asia 

 (Transcaspia to Altai). Winters in India and N.E. Africa. 

 Occurred once Heligoland. 



Acrocephalus schoenobsenus (L.) Sedge Warbler. 

 Fr. Becfin des joncs ; Ger. Schilfrohrsanger ; Ifal. Forapaglie ; 

 Sived. Safsangare. 



$ 9 Above olive brown, with dark striations, except on rump 

 and upper tail coverts (which in some are rufous tinged) ; super- 



