BIRDS OF riUERNSEY. 49 



I'E strange and myself were quite beaten in our 

 search for the nest, though we saw the birds several 

 times quite near enough to be certain of their 

 identity. I did not shoot one for the purpose of 

 identification, as perhaps I ought to have done, but 

 I thought if I shot one it would be extremely 

 doubtful whether I should ever find it amongst 

 the thick tangle — certainly unless quite dead 

 there would not have been a chance. I felt quite 

 certain, however, that all I saw were Sedge Warblers ; 

 had I felt any doubt as to the possibility of one of 

 them turning out to be the Aquatic Warbler, 

 Acrocepkalus aquaticus, I should certainly have tried 

 the effect of a shot. As it is quite possible, how- 

 ever, that the Aquatic Warbler may occasionally, or 

 perhaps regularly, in small numbers, visit the 

 Channel Islands, as they are quite within its 

 geographical range, I may point out, for the benefit 

 of any one into whose hands it may fall, that it 

 may easily be distinguished from the Sedge Warbler 

 by the pale streak passing through the centre of 

 the dark crown of the head. 



The Sedge Warbler is not mentioned by Professor 

 Ansted in his list, and there is no specimen of 

 either this or the Eeed Warbler in the Museum. 



37. Dartford Warbler. Melizophilus Nudatus, 

 Boddaert. French, " Pitchou Provengal," "Bee- 

 fin Pittechou." — The Dartford Warbler is by no 



