244 Mr. A. B. Brooke on the 



92. Phyllopneuste trochilus. 



Not so numerous as the last, but arrives in considerable 

 numbers in spring. 



93. Bradypterus cetti. 



This is, without exception, the most difficult Warbler I ever 

 came across, either to see or obtain, although in suitable lo- 

 calities its loud bold song may be constantly heard. They 

 love to secrete themselves in the very middle of the densest 

 and most tangled mass of briars and creepers, and are very 

 shy. On hearing any slight noise they often begin their short 

 rich song, but, on the approach of danger, steal off rapidly 

 and silently, bursting forth again thirty or forty yards further 

 on, while one is still anxiously peering into the bush they 

 were last heard in. They are extremely common in Sardinia, 

 going generally singly or in pairs ; and every bush that is thick 

 enough along the river-banks or round the shores of the stagnos 

 is sure to hold a pair. They prefer wet marshy places ; in 

 fact, I have never seen them except in the vicinity of water. 

 Bound Oristano they are particularly numerous. 



94. Calamodyta melanopogon. 



There is one specimen of this Warbler in the Turin mu- 

 seum, said to have been killed in Sardinia. 



95. Calamodyta aquatica. 



Arrives in spring, and breeds. Moderately common in the 

 marshy swamps. 



96. SCHCENICOLA CISTICOLA. 



Extremely numerous about the large marshy swamps in 

 the neighbourhood of Oristano, where they breed. It is also 

 to be found, but more sparingly, in all suitable localities. 



97. LUSCINIOPSIS LUSCINIOIDES. 



There is one specimen in the museum at Cagliari. 



98. Calamoherpe arundinacea. 



There are several specimens in the museum. I never met 

 with it in the island. 



99. MOTACILLA ALBA. 



Common in winter. None remain during the summer. 



