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GEAY'S GEASSHOPPER 

 WAEBLEE. 



LOCUSTELLA FASCIOLATA, GRAY. 



Description. — Length seven inches. 

 Bill dark brown above, yellowish be- 

 low. Tarsus flesh color. Iris brown. 



The upper parts are nearly uniform 

 warm russet brown. Throat grayish 

 white, abdomen lighter, and breast 

 darker. Sides of the body, flanks, and 

 under tail coverts, olive or ochraceous 

 brown. The larger size will serve to 

 distinguish this from the other Grass- 

 hopper Warblers. 



Distribution. — Breeds in Siberia, 

 and passes Japan and the China coast 

 to winter in the Malay Archipelago. 



EASTERN GREAT REED 

 WARBLER. 



ACROCEPHALUS ORIENTALIS (t. & S.). 



Descriptio7i. — Length seven and one 

 half inches. Bill dusky above lighter 

 below. Tarsus dark horn color. Iris 

 brown. 



An indistinct yellowish eye-brow. 

 Upper parts olive washed with 

 rufous. Below yellowish white, 

 usually with numerous brown streaks 

 on the throat and upper breast. 

 Sides of breast and flanks pale olive 

 brown, sometimes with a yellowish 

 tint. Wings and tail dark brown, 

 feathers edged lighter. 



Distribution. — Siberia, Japan, all 

 China, and Maylasia. Breeds in the 

 Yangtse Valley and north, wintering 

 to the south. 



Nest arid Eggs. — The nest is built 

 among high reeds usually quite near 

 or over the water. It is attached to 



