322 ACROCEPHALUS AKUNDINACEUS. 



^ 1557. Four. — Zana, 15 June, 1857. lAom Mr. Tristram. 

 A complete sitting. 



[Two of these formed lot 78 at Mr. Stevens's, 9th February, 1858.] 



kj 1558. i^o^r.— Zana, 18 June, 1857. "0. S." From Mr. 

 Salvin. 



Mr. Salvin, on the eve of starting for Central America, 16 Nov., 

 1857, wrote to me tliat these were of his own taking. 



§ 1559. 7)/;o.— Holland. From Mr. R. Reynolds, 1848.] 



% 15G0. One. — From LordGarvagh, through Mr. F. W. Bird, 

 1852.] 



^ 1501. i^o^r.— Zana, June, 1857. From Mr. Salvin. 



The nest brought by an Arab. Mr. Salvin's notes on this species in Algeria 

 ■will be found in ' The Ibis ' for 1859 (p. 305). He said it was the commoaest 

 of the Sylviincs at Zana.] 



^ 1562. 7%/Te.— Zana, 15 June, 1857. From Mr. Tristram.] 



§ 156.3. T'/ro— Ouderkerk, 24 May, 1857. From Mr. J. 

 Baker, 1858.] 



§ 1564. T^zro.— Zierikzee, 30 May, 1857. From Mr. J. Baker, 



1858.] 



^ 1565. Two.— DoYi, Holland, 1857. From Mr. J. Baker, 

 1858. From different nests.] 



§ 1566. O^^e— Blois, France, 19 June, 1859. " E. N." 



My brother Edward wrote of this : — " While walking by the side of a sort 

 of fen a S. turdoides flew up close to me. By the manner of the bird I was 

 sure it had a uest. I soon found a likely-looking reed-bed, and in it the nest — 

 unfortunately containing three } oung and a rotten e^^. The nest in every way 

 like a common Reed- Warbler's. I afterwards saw another pair of the large 

 species, but could not find any more reeds.''] 



[^ 1567. 0^?e.— "South Russia." From Herr A. Heinke, of 

 Kamuschin, through Dr. Albert Giinther, 1863.] 



