to the Ornithology of Egypt. 493 



so abundant as the latter. I obtained only two adult males, 

 though another was seen at a short distance. 



One of my specimens has a few of the white feathers of 

 the " spot •" tipped with reddish, but this colour would 

 undoubtedly wear off with the rest of the tips of the feathers 

 of the throat before the breeding-season. This example I 

 imagine is not a very old bird, as the feathers of the centre 

 of the upper throat are broadly tipped with isabelline-buff. 

 When on the open ground, Bluethroats very seldom allowed 

 me to get a sight of their throat, and it was only by watching 

 them with glasses from a distance that I was able to get 

 a glimpse of the " spot.'^ 



ACROCBPHALUS STREPERUS. 



Calamoherpe arundinacea Shelley, p. 94. 



Acrocephalus arundinaceus Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 116. 



This Reed-Warbler was only seen on two occasions and 

 no specimens were obtained. I doubt if many winter in 

 Egypt. 



Acrocephalus stentoreus. 



Acrocephalus stentoreus Shelley, p. 95 ; Loat, Ibis, 1906, 

 p. 116. 



The Clamorous Reed-Warbler was not uncommon in the 

 thick growth of bulrushes on the marshes, and six examples 

 were obtained. This species, which is resident in Egypt, may 

 at once be distinguished by its long slender bill from the 

 European Great Reed-Warbler {A. turdoides^ which passes 

 through Egypt on migration. In the resident bird the 

 second primary is shorter than the third, while in the 

 European species the second and third are equal. 



The legs of the present species are usually described as slaty 

 brown. All my specimens, however, had these parts lead- 

 coloured, in which respect they agree with winter specimens 

 of A. turdoides, the tarsi and toes of which, like those of some 

 of the species of Sylvia, turn to lead-colour in winter. The 

 females of this Reed- Warbler have slightly shorter wings 

 than the males. 



