330 LOCUSTELLA TACZANOWSKIA. — CISTICOLA C'URSITANS. 



LOCUSTELLA TACZANOWSKIA, Swinhoe. 



[§ 1616. Two. — Dauuria, 1867. From Dr. Dybovvski, through 

 M. Jules Verreaux, 1868. 



Under what seems now proved to be a synonym of this species, L. salicaria 

 (Pallas nee Linn.), Dr. Dybowski's notes on its habits and description of its 

 eggs were published in the 'Journal fiir Ornithologie ' for 1872 (pp. 355, 356), 

 while one of the latter was figured in the next volume of the same work (p. 118, 

 tab. i. fig. 2). A fuller account will be found in Dr. Taczanowski's ' Faune 

 Ornithologique de la SibiSrie Orientale ' (pp. 246-249), and Mr. Gates has kindly 

 informed me that he now quite accepts the identification of Mr. Swinhoe's 

 ppecies with his own Trihura intermedia, which he was for some time (Fauna 

 Brit. India, Birds, i. p. .S63) dispo.^ed to doubt.] 



CISTICOLA CURSITANS (Franklin). ^ 



FANTAIL-WARBLER. 



[^ 1617. Two. — Algeria. From Captain Loche, through Mr. 

 O. Salvin, 1861.] 



[§ 1618. Far.— Malaga, Spain, 24 April, 1874." 



[§ 1619. Five.— Mnlnga, Spain, 30 April, 1874. 



[§ 1620. Four.— Mahga, Spain, 10 May, 1874. 



[^ 1621. i^/y6'.— Malaga, Spain, 14 May, 1874. 



[§ 1622. Five.—MaVagtx, Spain, 10 June, 1874. 



From Mr. 



'y Saunders, 

 1875. 



[§ 1623. Five.— Malaga, Spain, 12 July, 1874. 



This beautiful series of specimens does not confirm the principle of coloration 

 laid down by M. Lunel in his excellent monograph of the species (Bull. Soc. 

 (Jrn. Suisse, i. pt. 1, pp. 9-30, pi. i.).] 



[^ 1624. /'/te.— Southern Spain. From Lord Lilford, 1884. 



A complete sitting, Avith the wonderful nest.] 



