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Acroceplialus orientalis (Temm. 4' iSM.). 



Acrocephalus magnirostris, Siviit/we, Ibis, 1860, p. 51 . 



Acrocephalus orientalis, Scebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 97 (1881); 



Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bird.<i, i. p. 357 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). 

 Acrocephalus turdoides, var. orientalis, Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, for/, pi. v. 



fig. 8 (1889-94). 

 Acroceplialus turdoides orientalis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 234 



(1891). 



The eggs of the Eastern Great Keed-Warbler are smaller than 

 those of A. turdoides, but otherwise similar to them. They measure 

 from '77 to "84 in length, and from -58 to "61 in breadth. 



8. Amoy, China {R. Swiiihoe). 



i. Amoy {R. S. : Tristram Coll.). 



1. Yangtsepoo, China. 

 5. Chinkiang, 26th May. 



3. Chinkiang, 27th May. 



4. Chinkiang, 1st June. 



3. Chinkiang, 1st June. 



2. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



1. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



4. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



3. Chinkiang, 6th June. 



3. Chinljiang, 6th June. 



4. Chinkiang, 6th June. 



2. Shanghai, China, 5th June. 

 1. Amur River {Di/boivski). 



4. Suwa, Hondo, Japan, 23rd June. 



Seehohm Coll. 

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Acrocephalus stentoreus {Hempr. Sf EJir.). 



Acrocephalus stentoreus, Koni(/-Wartk. J. f. O. 1868, taf. ii. fig. 2; 

 Jlei/ffL Orn. N.O.-Afr. i." p. 287, taf. xliii. figs. 13-15 (1869); 

 Dresser, Birds Fur. ii. p. 585 (1877) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 541 

 (1879) ; Seebohn, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 98 (1831) ; Oates, Fatma 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 356 (1889) ; id. ed. Htime, Nesis ^* Fggs Ind. 

 Birds, 1. p. 224 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). 



The eggs of the Indian Great Reed- Warbler do not differ in any 

 respect from those of A. turdoides. Examples measure from '77 

 to -88 in length, and from -61 to 'GS in breadth. 



2. Srinagar, Kashmir, 8th June ( W. Hume Coll. 



E. Brooks). 

 1. Srinagar, 8th June ( W. E. B. : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristrajn Coll.). 



1. Kashmir, 9tli Juue (C R. Cock: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Ceylon, July {A, L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 



Acrocephalus australis, QorM. 



Calamnherpe australis, Gould, Handh. Birds Austr. i. p. 402 (I860). 

 Acrocephalus aufctralis, Seebohm, Cat, Birds B. M. v. p. 100 (1881) . 



