212 Mr. H. Seebohm on the 



Sylvia hortensis. 



The (lardeu Warbler is frequently shot in spring on the 

 Kirghiz steppes. 



Sylvia cinerea. 



The Whitethroat is a rare summer visitor to the Kirghiz 

 steppes. 



Sylvia curruca. 



The European form of the Lesser Whitethroat passes 

 through on migration. 



Sylvia affinis. 



The Siberian form of the Lesser Whitethroat breeds in 

 great numbers on the Kirghiz steppes. The nest is often 

 placed on the ground, seldom more than a foot above it. A 

 favcmrite situation is in brambles. Henke says that the song 

 is quite different from that of our Lesser Whitethroat, and 

 remarks that when alarmed it makes a nasal note, like a 

 Tit. 



ACROCEPHALUS TURDOIDES. 



The Great Reed- Warbler is a common summer visitor, 

 breeding in numbers among the reeds on the delta of the 

 Volga. 



AcROCEPHALUS STREPERUS. 



The Reed-Warblei- is common in summer wherever reeds 

 are found. 



AcROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS. 



The Marsh- Warbler is a not uncommon summer visitor, 

 and generally builds its nest in brambles. 



AcROCEPHALUS AGRICOLA. 



Jei'don^s Reed-Warbler is very abundant near Astrakhan, 

 and especially so in the Kirghiz steppes in summer. It breeds 

 in the reeds, and makes a nest very similar to that of our 

 Reed- Warbler. Henke gave me a clutch of five eggs, taken 

 in the Kirghiz steppes in July 1876. In size they come 

 nearest to eggs of the Dartford Warbler ; but the ground- 

 colour is pale brown, spotted almost all over with both large 



