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34. Phylloscopus bonellii (Vieill.). 



There is a specimen in the Coimbra Museum, and Dr. 

 Carvalho tells me it appears in that neighbourhood in 

 autumn. 



35. Hypolats polyglotta (Vieill.). " Folosa/^ " Floria," 

 Oporto. 



Common. Arrives in the spring and goes away in the 

 autumn. Builds in bushes, about a yard or two from the 

 ground, an open nest lightly and neatly made of stalks of 

 grass. It is specially fond of broom thickets. 



I have not met with the Icterine Warbler, but I am not 

 surprised to see that it has been met with in Spain during 

 spring and autumn, as I considered it a northern form and 

 should have expected it only at those seasons. 



36. Aedon galactodes (Temm.). 



I have seen this bird in the scrub near Abrantes and also 

 near Tavira in the Algarve. I have not met with it in the 

 north of Portugal. 



37. AcRocEPHALUS sTREPERUs (Vieill.). '' Rouxinol pe- 

 queno das cani9as,'^ Ovar. 



Abundant in the reeds in marshy places such as Ovar, 

 Esmoriz, and Estarreja. Arrives in the spring, nests in May 

 and June ; in August it appears in the hedges aud orchards 

 on passage, and is seen till nearly the end of October. 



38. AcRocEPHALUs ARUNDiNACEUS (L.). " Rouxinol graudc 

 das cani9as,^' Ovar ; " Ferreiro," Murtoza ; '' Pinta-ro-ro,^' 

 Vagos, near Aveiro. 



Abundant in the tall reeds in large marshes such as those 

 at Ovar, Estarreja, Angeja, and Aveiro, but is not found 

 during the winter months. It is a giant edition of A. stre- 

 perus, frequenting larger reeds, over deeper water, singing a 

 louder song and having a heavier flight. Its song, harra- 

 harra-karra, karree-karree-karree, charra-charra-charra, rings 

 loud and clear far over the marshes, and occasionally the 

 bird can be seen flitting from one clump of reeds to another, 

 where it plunges into the thickest parts, clinging to the reeds 

 sideways or perching near the bending top. Its nest is 



