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2 284*Australian Reed-Warbler, Reed-Bird. (Nightingale), 

 29 Water-Sparrow (e), Acrocephahis australis, Lombok, 



E.A., S.A., T. =:vt. Eur. Reed-Warbler. Mig. c. reeds 6.2 

 Brown; head darker; under lighter; throat whitish; bill 

 long, pointed; f., sim. Insects. Rich melodious song. 



1 285*Golden-headed Fantail- Warbler, Grass-Warbler (Ex- 

 51 iled), Corn (Barley) Bird, Cisticola exilis, Tnd., For- 



mosa to A. (exc. C.A.), King Is. Stat. r. grass, crops 3.6 

 Golden-buff; upper streaked blackish; tail 1.2in., blackish, 

 edged buff; f., crown streaked black. Winter* crown 

 streaked black; throat whitish; tail 1.9in.; f., sim. 

 3 286*Grass-Bird (Little Reed), Marsh- Warbler, Megalurus 

 10 gramineus, N.S.W., V., S.A., T. Stat. v.r. tussocks 5.2 



Upper brown streaked, lined blackish; throat, chest gray 

 faintly streaked black; tail reddish-brown; f., sim. 

 Insects. "Four or five plaintive notes." 

 1 287*Speckled Warbler, Little Field-Lark (-Wren), Speck- 

 1 led Jack, BloodTit(e), Jenny-Wren (e), Chthonicola 



sagittata, E.A., S.A. Stat. r. grass 5 



Under whitish boldly streaked black; head brown faintly 

 streaked white; back brown, feathers edged lighter; 

 tip-tail spotted white; f., sim. Insects. Singer. 



26 288*LitMe Tit-Warbler (Yellow), Yellow-breasted Thorn- 



27 bill, Tomtit, Little Tit, Acanthiza nana, S.Q , N.S.W., 



V., S.A. Stat. c. trees 3.5 



Upper dull olive-green; under yellow; tail grayish-brown, 

 black band; f., sim. Insects. "Tiz, tiz, tiz." 

 289*Brown Tit-Warbler (Tit), Scrub Thornbill, Dwarf 



Warbler, A. pusilla, E.A., S.A. Stat. c. scrub 3.7 



Upper, wings brown; tail brown, banded black, slightly 

 tipped white; throat, chest spotted black and white; 

 flanks, abdomen buff; f. ; sim. Insects. Singer. 



