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Acrocephalus stentoreus stentoreus (Hcmpiich and 

 Ehrenberg^). 



In plumage rcscmljlcs "arundinaceus " but more rusty coloured 

 below. Wing formula different ; 2nd primary between 5th and 

 7th, 3rd and 4th equal and longest ; emarginate 3rd and 4th. 

 Wing shorter, ^ 80-85, 9 75-77- Eill thin and long. Culmen 

 ^ 25-27, 9 23-25 (H.). Bill dark brown above, below pale at 

 base with black tip. Legs and feet greenish plumbeous. 



Residoif. — pgypt (Suez through Nile Delta to Natron Valley), 

 also Palestine. 



Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus (Hermann). 

 Reed Warbler. ("A. streperus "). Fr. Rousserolle effarvatte ; 

 Gcr. Tcich-RohrsJinger ; Ital. Cannaiola ; Swcd. Rorsangare. 



^ 9 Above greyish brown, tinged red^ especially on rump 

 and upper tail coverts ; beneath white tinged red buff especially 

 on flanks and under tail coverts; ist primary about equal in 

 length to coverts, 2nd between 3rd and 5th, 3rd longest, outer 

 web 3rd emarginate ; on inner web of 2nd primary is a notch 

 which usually falls between tip of 8th primary and tips of 

 secondaries. Bill dark horn, yellowish below at base. Legs 

 and feet greenish brown. Wing ^ 62-70, 9 60-68. Tarsus 21-24. 

 Bill lo-ii. 



Breeds. — S. and C. England ; Continental Europe north to 

 Baltic, Denmark, S. and C. Sweden to 59° N., Balearic Islands, 

 Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor. Migrates ; occurs 

 Egypt on passage ; rare visitor Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, Scotland 

 and Ireland. Winters in tropical Africa (Uganda, Tanganyika 

 territory, Gambia), and some in Mediterranean basin. 



A. scirpaceus crassirostris (Brehm). Less rusty, more olive 

 above, flanks and under tail coverts paler. 



I)7'ecds. — Orenburg to Ural and Volga Deltas and in S.W, Asia. 

 Common on passage in Egypt. Winters in E. Africa (Kenya 

 Colony and Tanganyika territory). 



Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein). Marsh Warf.ler. 

 Fr. Rousserolle verderoUe ; Gcr. Sumpfrohrsanger ; IfciL Cannaiola 

 verdognola. 



Strongly resembles "scirpaceus" but above is greyish brown 

 with an olive tinge ; notch on 2nd primary falls between 5th 



