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3. SALICARIA. SEDGE WARBLER. 



S. cinerea, subtus alba, superciliis albis. Shaw, 



The bill is dusky ; irides hazel ; the crown and 

 back are brown, marked with dusky ; the rump is 

 tawny ; a white stroke runs over each eye ; the throat, 

 breast, and belly are white ; the wing coverts, quills, 

 tail and legs are dusky ; the hind claws are long and 

 bent, 



The sedge-warbler builds its nest amongst reeds. 

 ' The female lays 5 or 6 light brown eggs, spotted 

 with dusky. 



It appears in April, and retires in September. 



During the breeding season it sings day and night, 

 imitating the sparrow, swallow, and the sky-lark. 



4. ARUNDINACEA. REED WREN. 



S. supra olivaceo-fusca subtus albida, loris et orbitis 

 fusco-atbescentibus, angulo carpi subtus luteo- 

 fulva, cauda subcuneata fusca. Shaw. 



The bill is dusky above, yellowish beneath ; at the 

 corners of the mouth are three long bristles ; irides 

 hazel ; plumage above olive brown ; the under parts 

 are ' yellowish white ; the quills, tail and legs are 

 dusky. 



The length is 62 inches. 



