^# ^ REED WARBLER. Class II; 



14. Reed. Sylvia arundinacea. S. supra Motacilla arundinacea. Gm, 



olivaceo-fusca, subtiis aibi- Lin. ggs. 



da, loris et crbitis fusco-al- Lesser Reed Sparrow. WiL 



bescentibus, angulo carpi orn. 144.? Raii Syn. av, 



subtusluleo-fulvo, Cauda sub- 47- ? 



cuneata fusca. Latli. Lid. Lightfoot in Ph. Trans. Ixxr. 



01-71. 510. id. Syn. Sup. 184. 8. Tah. I. 



Descrip- j_ he head, upper part of the body, and co- 



TION". . . . 



verts of the wings of this species, are olive 

 brown ; the primaries and tail of the same co- 

 lor, but darker; from the bill to each eye is 

 a stripe of ta^tvny white feathers ; the chin white; 

 the breast and belly white, shaded with tawny ; 

 the tail slightly cuneated. The size nearly equal 

 to that of the sedge warbler. 



It was discovered by Mr. Lightfoot, on the 

 banks of the Colne, near LKvbridge, where it 

 Nest. makes its nest externally with dry stalks, lined 

 with the tufts of the common reed, mixed with 

 a few hairs. It usually is suspended between 

 three or four reeds ; sometimes to the branches 

 of the water dock. This bird lays commonly 

 four eggs of a dirty white, stained with dull 

 olive-colored spots. The note of this species is 

 simple and plaintive. 



[Mr. Montagu has found this species along 

 the coasts of Kent and Sussei\ from Sandwich 

 to Ariwdei, amongst the reedy pools and ditches, 



