94 Mr. W. C. Tait on the Birds of Portugal. 



beautifully made of stalks of dry grass artistically woven 

 together to a cup-shape, and suspended against three or more 

 tall reeds where they stand thickly together. 



39. ACROCEPHALUS AQUATICUS (Gmcl.). 



This species is common on the old salt-pans at Mattosinhos, 

 near Oporto, in the second week of August, and is to be 

 found there till about the third week in October. I have 

 found it also in the water-meadows near the Castello do 

 Queijo, but only in the autumn, although I have frequently 

 looked for it there in the winter, spring, and summer. 



40. AcROCEPHALUS SCHCENOB.ENUS (L.). 



This species is also found near Mattosinhos on the banks 

 of the Le^a creek, where it frequents the reeds, while A. aqua- 

 ticus prefers the rushes. It occurs in August and September 

 on passage, and I saw two near Abrantes on November 5th, 

 1882. 



41. LocusTELLA N^viA (Bodd.) . 



Appears on passage in September and October in company 

 with A. aquaticus and frequents somewhat similar situa- 

 tions, but is fonder of the ditch-sides. Dr. Carvalho informs 

 me that this species is common on the alluvial plains on the 

 sides of the Mondego below Coimbra in September and part 

 of October, and that he saw one once in January. I have 

 never met with it near Oporto except in the autumn. 



42. LocusTELLA LusciNioiDEs (Savi). 



Dr. Carvalho, who is my authority for this species, informs 

 me that he once met with it in the S. Fagundo marsh, near 

 Coimbra, where he saw the old bird and young. I have 

 looked for it in vain in the large marshes near Aveiro and in 

 the Algarve. 



43. Cettia CETTi (Marmora). ^'Rouxinol bravo.'' 



A few birds appear every year in the bushes on the edges 

 of streams near the sea about Castello do Queijo, near 

 Oporto, and remain there from October till March; the 

 species is therefore somewhat migratory. I found it very 

 abundant on the banks of the Mondego, near Coimbra, in 



