102 THE AQUATIC WARBLER. 



closely resembles in habits its ally, the Sedge- 

 Warbler (A. phragmitis), from which it is to be 

 distinguished by the pale stripe down the centre 

 of the crown, bordered with two dark stripes, one 

 on each side. It frequents reedy places, especially 

 the sides of lakes and rivers, ponds and 

 ditches. Its song differs little from that of the 

 Sedge- Warbler, and its eggs are scarcely to be 

 distinguished from those of the latter bird. 



