LOCUSTELLA LUSCINIOIDES. 59 



May 1875, near Casas Viejas, built on the ground amidst the 



Much as last, but is yellower in tint of plumnge and has two hroad dark 

 bands along the crown, with conspicuous pale line down the centre of 

 crown. 



38. Locustella naevia (Boddaert). The Grasshopper "Warbler. 



Is recorded from Morocco and also from Malaga in winter ; 

 but I did not observe any near Gibraltar. 



Above olive-brown, obscurely spotted on back, " like a Lark." Ttdl 

 brown, indistinctly marked with transverse bars of darker brown. 

 Young. Feathers on throat with dark centres. Length 5^ inches. 



39. Locustella luscinioides (Savi). Savi's Warbler. 



Recorded by Mr. Drake as met with in Morocco. 



In Andalucia, I only found them in one situation where once, 

 when snipe-shooting in winter, having noticed some old nests in 

 the sedges which apparently belonged to this species, I made 

 up my mind to try the next spring for them. However, for two 

 years I was unable to do so ; but in 1874 I went to this place 

 in May with two friends, Mr. Stark being one, and we succeeded 

 in finding thirteen nests. 



The first nest was found by Mr. Denison, on the 4th of May, 

 and contained four fresh eggs ; the others as follows : on the 

 6th, one nest with four fresh eggs ; on the 7th, three nests one 

 empty (deserted), two with four eggs each, one lot fresh, the 

 other hard sat-on ; on the 8th, one nest procured with three 

 eggs slightly sat-on, and one nest with five fresh eggs ; on the 

 9th, two nests with four eggs each, all hard sat-on, and one nest 

 with three young fully fledged ; on the llth, one nest with five 

 fresh eggs ; and on the 13th, one nest with two fresh eggs. 



By this it will be seen that the time of their breeding is rather 

 variable. I do not like to give the name of the exact locality 



