340 Mr. F. W. Sty an on the Birds of 



43. ACROCEPHALUS ORIENTALIS (T. & S.). 



(365.) Thousands arrive towards the end of April to 

 breed in the reed-beds of the Yangtse, and remain till the 

 end of October or middle of November. After the nesting 

 is over they are not so much confined to the reeds, but may 

 be found scattered about in copses and rough bushy ground. 



44. AcRocEPHALUs BisTttiGiCEPs, Swinhoc. 



(368.) Summers at Kiukiaug, and breeds in the reed- 

 beds, but is not very plentiful. Noted from May till middle 

 of October. 



45. AcRocEPHALUs AGRicoLA (Jerdou). 

 Acrocephalus agr'icola, Sty an, Ibis, 1889, p. 444. 

 Summers plentifully at Kiukiang, breeding in the reed- 

 beds. 



46. LOCUSTELLA CERTHTOLA (Pall.). 



(360.) Passes through Kiukiang in May, and is abundant 

 on the grassy plains in September. Round Shanghai numbers 

 frequent the fields of ripe paddy in September, and leave 

 early in October. 



47. LoCUSTELLA LANCEOLATA (Tcmm.). 



(363.) Obtained at Kiukiang in May and October. 

 During the latter month they are abundant on the plains, 

 but difficult to procure. They lie in the tangled grass, and 

 when disturbed fiy low and strai<j,tit into the reeds, where 

 they are at once hidden ; they can only be fired at on the 

 wing, and when dropped among the rank grass are most 

 difficult to find. 



48. Cettia CANTURiENS (Swinhoc). 



(352.) The Yangtse valley is probably the northern limit 

 of this bird^s winter-quarters. A few remain throughout 

 the winter, skulking silently in the beds of dry reeds. 

 Towards the end of March the spring arrivals pour in, and 

 from all sides their curious loud bubbling note is heard. At 

 this time of year they are not found in the reeds, but in 

 hedges, bushes, and scrubby hill-sides up to an elevation of 

 at le;:st ^000 feet. It requires a deal of patience to obtain 



