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underparts white, shaded on the crop and flanks with olive- 

 hroion, and spotted with that colour on the throat and crop ; beak 

 browu, shading into yellowish flesh-colour on the lower man- 

 dible ; legs and irides brown. 



Entire length 5'6 inches ; culinen 0*4 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 2 "8 ; tarsus 0"8. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 102. 



39. Calamodtta schcenob^nus (Linn.). Sedffe Warbler. 



This species is plentiful throughout Egypt and Nubia. 

 I have shot it among the sedge in the Delta and the Fayoom, 

 in the corn-fields in Upper Egypt, and on the banks of the 

 river in Nubia. When disturbed it flies to the stem of some 

 plant, whence it watches the intruder for a few moments 

 before it disappears amongst the thick herbage. Although 

 it belongs to the group of aquatic Warblers, it often frequents 

 the dry corn-fields, which in Egypt are never at any great 

 distance from the water. 



'. Upper plumage olive-brown, strongly marked with brownish 

 black on the head ; the centres of the feathers on the upper 

 part of the back slightly shaded with dark brown ; the rump 

 and tail-coverts inchning to yellowish rufous ; wings and tail 

 brown, with pale edgings to the feathers ; it has a distinct 

 eyebrow ; underparts creamy white, shaded on the sides, 

 flanks, and under tail-coverts with yellowish brown ; beak, 

 legs, and irides brown, the former shading into flesh-coloiu" at 

 the base of the lower mandible. 



Entire length 5 inches ; culuien 0"45 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 2-6 ; tarsus 0'9. 



Fig. Goidd, B. of Eur. pi. 110. 



