THE MARSH WARBLER. 93 



less to be overlooked or mistaken for the 

 commoner bird. 



From its general resemblance to the Reed 

 Warbler, Salicaria strepera} (Vieillot), it has no 

 doubt been overlooked ; but when its distin- 

 guishing characters have been duly noted it 

 will in all probability be found to be a regular 

 summer migrant to this country. Dr. Bree, 

 ■vyhen treating of this species in his " Birds of 

 Europe," says (vol. ii^ p. 74) : " I think it very 

 probable that this bird is an inhabitant of Great 

 Britain, though hitherto confounded with the 

 Reed Warbler. I think I have myself taken 

 the nest ; and Mr. Sweet's bird, mentioned by 

 Mr. Yarrell, was probably this species." 



In the "Zoologist" for 1861, p. 7755, the 

 occurrence of the Marsh Warbler in Great 

 Britain was recorded by Mr. Saville, who pro- 

 cured a single specimen, subsequently identified 

 by Mr. Gould, and saw others in Wicken Fen, 



1 The specific name arundinacea, which is commonly ap- 

 plied to this species, belongs properly to the Great Reed 

 Warbler, the Titrdus anmdinaceus of Linnseus. 



