REED WARBLER. 



ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS. 



Family PASSERID^;. Sub-family SYLVIIN^. Genus ACRO- 

 CEPHALUS. 



Night Warbler Reed Wren. 



The last of all our summer visitors to arrive, the 

 Reed Warbler, can hardly be termed a common bird. It 

 is undoubtedly common in many of the southern coun- 

 ties and breeds locally as far north as Yorkshire. Above 

 that, though, it may be regarded as a very rare bird 

 indeed. It has not infrequently been mistaken for the 

 Sedge Warbler, which it resembles in size and habits, 

 and also in the localities it frequents. It can readily 

 be distinguished, however, as the feathers on its back 

 are plain brown, instead of being spotted like the 

 Sedge Warbler's. Its song is softer than this bird's, 



