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CALAMOHERPE PHRAGMITIS. THE SEDGE 

 REEDLING. 



SEDGE WARBLER. SEDGE-BIRD. SEDGE-WREN. 



Sylvia Salicaria. Lath. Ind. Oin. II. 516. 



Sedge Warbler. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Bee-fin phragmite. Sylvia Phragmitis. Temm. Man. d'Orn. I. 189. 



Sedge- Warbler. Salicaria Phragmitis. Selb. lUustr. I. 201. 



Sylvia Phragmitis. Sedge Warbler. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 106. 



Tail rather long and slightly rounded ; the upper part of the 

 head broicnish-black, the feathers edged icith light brown ; the 

 back and icing-coterts light olive-brown tinged with yellow, the 

 central part of each feather dark brown ; the rump light reddish- 

 broicn ; a yellowish-white streak over the eye ; the lower parts 

 brownish-white, the tail-coverts unspotted. 



Male. — The Sedge Reedling is a delicate and lively little 

 bird, which frequents the margins of streams and pools over- 

 grown with reeds, sedges, and other strong aquatic plants, 

 among which it seeks its food and nestles, so that it frequently 

 eludes observation in places where it is not uncommon. Its 

 size and proportions are nearly similar to those of the Grass- 

 hopper Chirper, but it is considerably more robust. The head 

 is of moderate size, anteriorly narrowed, and flattened above. 

 The bill is of moderate length, very slender, but less so than in 



