82 OUR SUMMER MIGRANTS. 



them under the same generic name Salicaria. 

 The various members of this genus may be 

 distinguished by their short wings, rounded 

 tails, tarsus longer than the middle toe, large 

 feet, long and curved claws, and large hind toe 

 with strong curved claw. They differ, too, from 

 other warblers in their habit of singing at night. 

 There are eight species which have all more or 

 less a claim to be included in the British list, 

 although three only can be regarded as regular 

 summer migrants. These three are the Sedge 

 Warbler (S. phragmitis), the Reed Warbler (S. 

 strepera), and the Grasshopper Warbler (S. locus- 

 tella). The others are Savi's Warbler (S. 

 luscinoides], the Aquatic Warbler (S. aquatica], 

 the Marsh Warbler (S. palustris), the Great 

 Reed Warbler (S. arundinacea), and the Rufous 

 Warbler (S. galactoides). 



The Sedge Warbler and the Reed Warbler 

 generally arrive much about the same time in 

 April, but, from some unexplained cause, the 

 latter is much more restricted in its distribution 

 than the former. The Sedge Warbler is found 



