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TEMMINCK, it is very abundant throughout Holland, and is 

 found also in Germany and France. In Great Britain I 

 have traced it to the northern parts of Scotland. 



PLATE 45 * *. Fig. 2. Natural size. 



Form typical. Bill slender, depressed, and moderately General 

 widened at the base ; gape having three or four strong 5 

 hairs or bristles projecting rather forwards. Crown of 

 the head deep yellowish-brown, spotted with dark liver- 

 brown. Back and wing-coverts oil-green, the centres 

 of the feathers being darker. Rump and upper tail- 

 coverts pale yellowish-brown. Above the eye is a broad 

 and distinct yellowish-white streak. Chin and throat 

 white ; the rest of the under parts yellowish- white, in- 

 clining to pale yellowish-brown upon the breast. Wings 

 blackish-brown, margined with pale yellowish-brown. 

 Tail wedge-shaped, hair-brown, margined paler. Legs 

 and toes blackish-brown. Claws long, moderately 

 curved, and very sharp. 



The female is similar in plumage to the male bird. 



REED-WREN. 



SALICARIA ARUNDINCEA, Mihi. 

 PLATE XLV * . FIG. 3. 



Sylvia arundinacea, Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 2. p. 510. sp. 12. 



Motacilla arundinacea, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 992. sp. 167. 



Curruca arundinacea, Briss. Orn. v. 5. p. 378. 5. 



Passer arundinaceus, minor, Raii Syn. p. 47 Will p. 97- 



Fauvette de Roseaux, Buff. Ois. v. 5. p. 142. 



Becfin de Roseaux, ou Efarvette, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 191. 



Rhorsanger, Meyer, Tasschenb. v. 1. 235 Id. Vbg. Deut. 2. Heft. p. 23. 



Het Karrakietje, Sepp. NederL Vog. v. 2. p. 101. 



Lesser Reed-Sparrow, Will. (Ang.) p. 144. 



Reed- Wren, Lath. Syn. Supp. p. 184 Mont. Ornith. Diet Lewies Br 



Birds, 3. t. 114. 



ON reference to notes made during excursions in different Periodical 

 parts of England, I do not find that I have ever observed vlsltant 



