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the river Kennet runs, for some of the ornithologists of 

 the College Society to come and give their opinion of a 

 *' mocking bird " which visited them every year, copying 

 closely the notes of various birds. Accordingly the Rev. 

 T. A. Preston and some others went and discovered it to 

 be a common Sedge Warbler. 



Salicaria arundinacea. 



Ueed Warbler. 



LOCAL NAMES. EGG OBSERVED. 



Reed Sjparrotv. June 7th, 1867. 



Water Sparrovj. May 15th, 1868. 



May 27th, 1869. 

 1870. 



The Reed warbler is by no means as common a bird with 

 us as the last mentioned species, though it is very generally 

 distributed throughout the whole district. It is perhaps 

 more abundant near Poulton than anywhere else. 



Curruca atricapilla. 



BlacJccaj). 



LOCAL NAME. FIRST OBSERVED. EGG OBSERVED. 



Small nlglitinrjale. April 22nd, 1868. May 5th, 1866. 



May 8th, 1868. 



May 8th, 1869. 



1870. 



