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of the lower mandible, continued to, and across the breast; rest of 

 under surface bufiy white. 



Hab. — Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Winters in the plains of 

 India. Common in Sind, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Bengal, and the 

 whole of India, to Nepaul, and Cashmere; also in Beloochistanj S. E. 

 Persia, Afghanistan, and E. Turkistan. 



Sub-Family, CALAMOHERPIN^,— Geass and Rbbd-Waeblees. 



Bill rather large, depressed and broad at the base; rictal bristles 

 moderately developed ; tail rounded ; bastard primary very minute. 



Gen. Acrocephalus, Naum. Calamoherpe, Bote. 



Wings moderately long; 3rd and 4th quills longest; rictal bristles 

 short, a few only; claws long; hind claw curved. 



Acrocephalus stentoreus, Hemp, et Ehr. Symh. Phys. Aves. fol. 

 b.b; Heugl. Orn. N. 0. Afr. i. p. 287 ; Shelley, B. Egypt, p. 96;Blf. 

 East. Persia, ii. p. 194. Agrobates brunnescens, Jerd. Madr. Jown. 

 X. p. 269. Acrocephalus brunnescens, [Jerd.) , Blyih, Cat. B. Mus. 

 As. 8oc. p. 181 ; Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 154, No. 515; Hume and Hender- 

 son, Lahore to Yarhand, p. 214, pi. xvi. ; Murray, Hdhle., Zool., ^c, 

 Sind, p. 152; Si?-. F. vol. ii. 330; iii. 369.— The Indian Gebat 

 Eeed-Waeblee. 



Above light olive brown, with a very slight ferruginous tinge, paler 

 on the rump ; wings and tail dark brown ; the quills and lateral tail 

 feathers pale edged; supercilium buffy white; chin white; throat 

 greyish white, as also is the breast, but with a fulvous tinge ; rest of 

 under surface yellowish or fulvous white; bill dark brown, fleshy at 

 base of lower mandible ; irides yellowish ; legs slaty brown. 



Length. — 7'5 to 8'5 inches, wing 3 to 3'35, tail 3, tarsus 1 to I'l. 



Hah. — India generally, extending to Nepaul. Appears to be a resident 

 in Egypt; breeds in Turkistan and the highlands of Persia,, also in 

 Cashmere and Nepaul {Seehohm). In Sind it breeds in August. Pro- 

 bably also a resident of Beloochistan and Afghanistan, where it occurs 

 in some numbers. Recorded from Rajputana, North Guzerat and Kutch. 



Acrocephalus dumetorum, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xviii. p. 815; 

 Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 155, No. 516; Dresser, B. Eur. part liii. ; Seehohm, Gat. 

 B. Br. Mus. V. p. 96. Calamodyta dumetorum [Blyth), Gray, Handlist, 

 B. p. 207. Salicaria eurhyncha, Severtz. Turhest. Jevotn. pp. 66, 128 ; 

 id. Str. F. 1875, p. 425.— Blyth's Reed-Waeblee. 



Upper parts ohve brown; supercilium very pale, nearly obsolete; 

 wings and tail slightly darker brown, narrowly edged paler on the outer 

 webs; beneath brownish buff, paler on the chin and throat; under 

 wing-coverts bufiy white ; bill dusky, fleshy at base of lower mandible ; 

 legs pale horn brown ; irides yellowish. 



Jjength, — 6 inches, wing 2'5, tail 2"3, bill 0"7. 



Hah. — Europe, breeds in the Himalyas, and winters in Sind, Punjab, 

 N. W. Provinces, Deccan, Travancore, Ceylon, Neilgherries, the 

 Carnatic, Central India, Bengal to Assam and Nepaul. 



