AFDON FAMILIAKIS. ACROCEPHALUS ARTJNDINACEUS. 321 



[§ 1550. Three. — Plain of Geimesaret, 21 May, 1864. From 

 Mr. Tristram. 



" A complete sitting, rather hard set." The Canon has some notes on this 

 species in Palestine in ' The Ibis ' for 1807 (p. 80).] 



AEDON FAMILIARIS (Menetries) . 



[§ 1551. One. — "South Russia." From Herr A. Ileinke, of 

 Kamuschin, through Dr. Albert Giinther, 1863.] 



ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS (Linn^us). 



GREAT REED-WARBLER. 

 § 1552. One. 



This egg I bought of one of the attendants at the Museum of 

 Natural History at GeneVa in the autumn of 1846. The species 

 was not then known to be British, but it has since been declared so 

 b}^ Mr. Hancock {vide ' Zoologist ') [being an extract from Ann. & 

 Mag. N. H. x.x. pp. 135, 136]. 1 have pointed out a specimen in 

 Messrs. Tukes' collection. I saw it commonly in continental 

 museums, and with dealers at a small price. 



§ 1553. Otie.—^i. Omer. From Mr. J. Williams, 1853. 



This egg was given to me by the Rev. J. Williams of Tring, who 

 brought it from St. Omer and called it the Great Reed-Warbler. It 

 reached me by the hands of Mr. H. H. Crewe, April 10, 1853, at the 

 same time with the Bittern's eggs. 



^ 1554. Two. — Bremerhafen, Hanover, 8 June, 1853. From 

 Pastor Theobald. 



From a nest of four eggs taken by the Pastor himself. 



^ 1555. Two. — Zana, Algeria, 6 June, 1857. From Mr. 

 Simpson. 



\ 1556. Three. — Zana, 15 Jime, 1857. From Mr. Simpson. 



