306 THE BIEDS OF HELIGOLAND 



120. Great Reed Warbler [DROSSEL-ROHRSANGER]. 

 SYLVIA TURDOIDES, Meyer. 1 



Heligolandish : Groot Siillen-Krdper = Great Reed Warbler. ' Sullen- 

 Krb'per ' is the generic name used in Heligoland for the Reed War- 

 bler ; it may be translated by ' Hedge-Creeper.' 



Sylvia turdoides. Naumann, iii. 597. 



Great Reed Warbler. Dresser, ii. 579. 



Bee-fin Rousserolle. Temminck, Manuel, i. 183, iii. 109. 



This elegant bird has only once been captured in Heligoland, 

 and this nearly fifty years ago. The example was stuffed by 

 Reymers, from whom I obtained it afterwards. Since that time 

 the occurrence here of a large Reed Warbler has been twice reported 

 to me ; but I have never obtained another example. 



The breeding range of this species extends from Portugal to 

 Turkestan, including North Africa, Asia Minor, and Palestine; 

 towards the north the bird is found nesting as far as the North Sea 

 and Baltic, and in solitary instances in Sleswick-Holstein and 

 Denmark. It has never yet been met with in Scandinavia, and 

 only one instance of its occurrence in England appears to be forth- 

 coming. 



121. Reed Warbler [TEICH-ROHRSANGER]. 

 SYLVIA ARUNDINACEA, Latham. 2 



Heligolandish: Grii Siillen-Krdper=G ! re2/ Reed Warbler. 

 Sylvia arundinacea. Naumann, iii. 614. 

 Reed Warbler. Dresser, ii. 567. 



Bee-fin roseaux. Temminck, Manuel, L 191, iii. 115. 



This species is met with almost annually, but only in ex- 

 tremely isolated instances. In the earlier years, when the weather 

 was warmer, several birds might have been obtained in the course 

 of a single day ; whereas now, this is scarcely possible either in the 

 course of a whole spring or autumn. This is so much the more 

 surprising, as, according to Rohweder, the species is a common 

 breeding bird in Sleswick-Holstein. Its nesting stations extend 

 from Portugal to Turkestan; in the south to Asia Minor, Palestine, 

 and North Africa ; and in the north to Lower Sweden. 



1 Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer). 2 Acrocephalus streperus (Vieill. ). 



