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margined with the same ; tail do., and tipped with yellowish 

 grey, eye-streak and throat yellowish-white. Under parts 

 sienna-yellow with more or less white, and occasionally with a 

 few pale hrown streaks on the throat. 



Mr. Blyth says, of our Acrocephalus, it may he remarked — " that 

 (like the two figured in Gould's Birds of Australia) it helps 

 to fill up the gap hetween the large and small species of 

 Europe and India respectively ; and that it is remarkable 

 for the great disproportionate size of the hill, which equals 

 that of the European A. arundinaceus, (L.), or of the Indian 

 A. brun?iescens,(Jerdon,) both of which are much larger birds." 



Its song is hurried, though sweet and sometimes powerful. 



31. Acroceplwlus (?) bistrigiceps, n. sp. [Ibis, Vol. II, 51.]* 



This small species is easily distinguished by a line of black over 

 a yellowish streak above each eye; Length 5J- ; wing 2 r 3 ^ ; 

 tail 2^ and graduated. Bill \, to gape T 6 ^. Upper parts olive- 

 brown, tinged with sienna, and redder on the rump and edgings 

 of the tail. Wings hair-brown margined with the prevailing 

 colour. Throat, belly, and under wing-coverts whitish, the 

 rest of the lower parts deeply washed with sienna-buff. 



32. Arundinax (?) canturians, n. sp. [Ibis, Vol. II, 52.] 



A winter visitant at Amoy, but found in summer at Shanghai, 

 uttering its notes from its concealment, which are so rich and 

 full that when first heard you expect them to be the com- 

 mencement of a fine song ; but alas ! these 3 or 4 notes are 

 all that the bird possesses, and though you strain your ear, 

 Hstening, from the same bush you hear at intervals only the 

 same few rich notes. 



Length 6^ ; wing 2 T 8 -g-, tail 2 T 9 g-. Bill |-, to gape T 8 ¥ . Forehead 

 and crown rufous-brown ; upper-parts and tail olive-brown. 

 Wings hair-brown with yellowish-brown margins. Throat, 

 under wing-coverts, and belly white ; eye-streak and under- 

 parts ochreous and yellowish grey. Bill and feet brownish. 



Mr. Blyth observes : " This seems very like a second species of 



* This does not range well in Acrocephalus, nor is it a Calamodyta, but in 

 form of tail approximates Locustella. It is, however, a distinct form, and will 

 have to be so recognized. — Cwr. As. Soc. 



