THE MARSH WARBLER. 93 



less to be overlooked or mistaken for the 

 commoner bird. 



From its general resemblance to the Reed 

 Warbler, Salicaria strepera 1 (Vieillot), it has no 

 doubt been overlooked ; but when its distin- 

 guishing characters have been duly noted it 

 will in all probability be found to be a regular 

 summer migrant to this country. Dr. Bree, 

 when treating of this species in his " Birds of 

 Europe," says (vol. ii. p. 74) : " I think it very 

 probable that this bird is an inhabitant of Great 

 Britain, though hitherto confounded with the 

 Reed Warbler. I think I have myself taken 

 the nest ; and Mr. Sweet's bird, mentioned by 

 Mr. Yarrell, was probably this species." 



In the " Zoologist" for 1861, p. 7755, the 

 occurrence of the Marsh Warbler in Great 

 Britain was recorded by Mr. Saville, who pro- 

 cured a single specimen, subsequently identified 

 by Mr. Gould, and saw others in Wicken Fen, 



1 The specific name arundinacea, which is commonly ap- 

 plied to this species, belongs properly to the Great Reed 

 Warbler, the Titrdus arundinaceus of Linnaeus. 



