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Acrocephalus orientalis (Temm. 4" ScJd.). 



Acrocephalus magnirostris, Szvinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 51. 



Acrocephalus orientalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 97 (1881); 



Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 357 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). 

 Acrocephalus turdoides, var. orientalis, Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Vbg. pi. v. 



fig. 8 (1889-94). 

 Acrocephalus turdoides orientalis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 234 



(1891). 



The eggs of the Eastern Great Reed-Warbler are smaller than 

 those of A. turdoides, but otherwise similar to them. They measure 

 from -77 to *84 in length, and from -58 to "61 in breadth. 



8. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe). 



1. Amoy (R. S. : Tristram Coll.). 



1. Yangtsepoo, China. 

 5. Chinkiang, 26th May. 



3. Chinkiang, 27th May. 



4. Chinkiang, 1st June. 



3. Chinkiang, 1st June. 



2. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



1. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



4. Chinkiang, 3rd June. 



3. Chinkiang, 6th June. 



3. Chinkiang, 6th June. 



4. Chinkiang, 6th June. 



2. Shanghai, China, 5th June. 

 1. Amur River (Dybowski). 



4. Suwa, Hondo, Japan, 23rd June. 



Seebohm Coll. 



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Acrocephalus stentoreus (ffempr. Sf Ehr.). 



Acrocephalus stentoreus, Konitj- Warth. J. f. O. 1868, taf. ii. fig. 2 ; 

 Heuffl Orn. N.O.-Afr. \. p. 287, taf. xliii. figs. 13-15 (1869); 

 Dresser, Birds Fur. ii. p. 585 (1877) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 541 

 (1879) ; Seebohm K Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 98 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 35(3 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests fy Fggs Ind. 

 Birds, i. p. 224 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). 



The eggs of the Indian Great Heed- Warbler do not differ in any 

 respect from those of A. turdoides. Examples measure from '77 

 to -88 in length, and from '61 to "63 in breadth. 



Sri n agar, Kashmir, 8th June ( W. 



E. Brooks). 

 Srinagar, 8th June ( W. E. B. : 



Tristram Coll.). 

 Kashmir, 9th June (C. R. Cock 



Tristram Coll.). 

 Ceylon, July (A. L. Butler). 



Hume Coll. 

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Acrocephalus australis, Gould. 

 Calamoherpe australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 402 (1865). 

 Acrocephalus australis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 100 (1881) ; 



