ACROCEPHALUS. 19 



A summer visitor to the British Islands, common in the 

 eastern and southern counties, but very rare in Scotland 

 and Ireland. Breeds in temperate Europe and in Asia as 

 far east as Persia. Supposed to winter in Africa. 



Acrocephalus palustris. MARSH- WARBLER. 



Sylvia palustris, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. p. 186 

 (1802). 



Sylvia palustris, Naum. iii. p. 630. 



Calamodyta palustris, Gray, p. 45. 



Acrocephalus palustris, Newton, i. p. 373, Dresser, ii. p. 573. 



Calamoherpe palustris, Gould, ii. pi. 74. 



Salicaria palustris, Harting, p. 104. 



Palustris = marshy, from palus = a marsh. 



' A *ttre summer visitor to the southern counties of England. ^ 

 ^ Breeds in temperate Europe and in Asia as far east as 

 Turkestan. Winters in Africa. 



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Acrocephalus turdoides. GREAT EEED-WARBLEE. 



Sylvia turdoides, Meyer, Vog. Liv- u. Esthl. p. 116 



(1815). 



Sylvia turdoides, Naum. iii. p. 597. 



Salicaria arundinacea, Hewitson, p. 122. 



Calamodyta arundinacea, Gray, p. 45. 



Salicaria turdoides, Yarr. ed. 3, i. p. 299. 



Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Newton, i. p. 364; Dresser, ii. 



p. 579. 



Acrocephalus turdoides, Gould, ii. pi. 72. 

 Salicaria arundinacea, Harting, p. 14. 



Turdo-ldes = like a Thrush, from turdus -f eldos. A hybrid word. 



An accidental visitor to England. Breeds in temperate 

 Europe. Winters in Africa. 



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