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the eggs of all three, and Pasteur Robert showed me a clutch 

 of eggs of Bonelli's Warbler with a Cuckoo's egg. The 

 Willow- Warbler seldom mounts to the ridge of the Jura, 

 and is hardly known there as a breeder (Nicoud). 



ACROCEPHALUS STREPERUS ( Vicillot) . 



The Reed-Warbler was seen and heard among the reeds 

 at St. Sulpice, Lake Leman, on April 26th^ close to a 

 Swan's nest. 



Opportunities were wanting for seeing the Marsh- War bier 

 {A. palustris) alive ; but I know that it is found in suitable 

 localities along the Rhine valley and its vicinity, from Coire 

 to Zurich ; also ia the lower Valais, whence I have seen eggs. 



Accentor modularis (Linn.). 



The Hedge- Sparrow, like the Redbreast, was a bird for 

 which I was always looking, but long iu vain. I saw it at 

 Lausanne on April 2 1st, and had observed it two days 

 earlier in the Jura ; I afterwards saw one sneaking about 

 among some fagots on Chaumont. Seldom met with at 

 Vevey, but said to be common at Montreux. 



Accentor collaris (Scopoli). 



The Alpine Accentor came under my notice in the 

 Grisons. During the severe winter of 1890-91 individuals 

 used to visit the terrace of a house above Montreux, but they 

 were not on view when I called there *. Mr. Nicoud records 

 this species as a winter visitor to the Doubs district of the 

 Jura. 



ClNCLUS AQUATICUS, Bcchst. 



The Dipper is common on all suitable streams, and along 

 the margin of Lake Leman. There was a nest on a ledge 

 of the cascade about a mile above Lausanne, and up to 

 April 24th I used to watch the birds going in and out, pro- 

 bably feeding their young, but then some British boys from 

 one of the " crammers' " establishments found the nest and 

 promptly tore it down. All the birds seen had plenty of 

 chestnut-brown on the breast. 



* Since the above was written I saw a family party of six in the 

 Val d'Anuiviers. 



