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beds, while its habits and call-notes appeared to me to 

 resemble those of the Sedge- Warbler. 



69. Acrocephalus palustris (Bcchst.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 197 ; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1886, p. 482. 



316, 317, 322, 350, 363, 364. Ad. 



I did not see the Marsh- Warbler until May 18th near 

 Ful-i-mard (6300 ft.). After that date it was met with 

 commonly from 5000 ft. to over 9000 ft., both in the treeless 

 country to the south-east of the Kuh-i-Dinar and in the 

 oak-woods to the south-west of that mountain. I concluded 

 from this that the bird was a migrant and had only just 

 arrived in the country when first I saw it, but Dr. Blanford's 

 single specimen was taken at Shiraz in December. Mr. 

 Cumniing, however, considered it migratory at Fao, where 

 it was seen in March and April (Sharpe, t. c). 



70. Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hempr. & Ehr.) ; Blanf. 

 t. c. p. 194. 



74, 452. Ad. ; 455. Juv. 



This loud-voiced Heed- Warbler (its notes are even louder 

 and harsher than those of A. turdoides) was found only 

 in a few places at low altitudes (1500 ft. to 3500 ft.), 

 but Dr. Blanford obtained it up to 7000 ft. In these places, 

 where reeds grew thickly, the bird was common. The Hedged 

 young bird was obtained on June loth. 



71. Aedon familiaris (Menetr.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 210; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 107. 



Sylvia familiaris Menetr.; Sluirpe, Ibis, 1886, p. 495. 



37, 149, 389. Ad. 



This pale eastern form of that charming bird the Rufous 

 Warbler was found on all the fertile plains between Bushire 

 and Shiraz, and in a few places to the north-west of the 

 latter town. 



The bird was breeding at the end of March at Konar 

 Takhteh (700 ft.), at Do Bah (5300 ft.) at the end of May, 

 but not at Dasht-i-arjan (6700 ft.) in the middle of April. 



A nest found about 18 inches from the ground, in a small 

 bush in the dry river-bed of the lvheisun (5300 ft.), contained 



