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The eggs were all a little larger, a little more green in 

 colour, and a trifle more spotted, than the average Sedge- 

 Warbler's e^gs. 



In the following January one or two Moustached Warblers 

 ■were observed when we were shooting from canoes on the 

 Pantana di Lentini. They were extremely shy, and Avere 

 creeping about the dense vegetation far out in the swamp. 



ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS ARUNDINACEUS (L.). 



Egypt. — The Great Reed-Warbler was probably over- 

 looked, as the first specimen was not seen until 31st October, 

 None were observed after 25th November, and the species 

 was thought to be a migrant only, not remaining to winter. 



Platea. — Observed in the Missolonghi marshes in mid- 

 July. 



Sicily. — Plentiful and breeding in June, both at the 

 Pantana and on the Lago di Lentini. 



In the stomachs of specimens obtained at Port Said were 

 large spiders and beetles. 



AcROCEPHALUS STENTOREUS STENTOREUS (H. & E.) . 



The Clamorous Reed-Warbler, met with in Egypt only, 

 was not observed until 30th September, but as the species 

 is resident it must have been overlooked, very likely during 

 the moult, for until the end of October the birds were quite 

 silent, and afterwards often obtrusively noisy, uttering a 

 series of single loud sharp chacks at one or two seconds' 

 interval. 



In appearance the bill is so long and slender that the 

 Clamorous Reed- Warbler can at once be recognised from the 

 Great Reed-Warbler. 



[Many of the specimens obtained in September and 

 November are in full moult. The stomachs are noted as 

 containing mantides, caterpillars, and spiders. — H. F. IV.] 



AcROCEPHALUS STREPERUS (Vieill.). 

 AcROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS (Beclist.). 



The Marsh- and Reed-Warblers are so impossible to dis- 

 tinguish in the field except during the breeding-season, that 

 without obtaining specimens very little definite information 



