AQUATIC WARBLER, 
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The Aquatic Warbler has a somewhat limited range. 
It is only known with eertainty to breed in Germany 
and Holland. Aecording to Temminek it is only an 
accidental visitor in the latter country, but Miihle gives 
this as one of its breeding places. It is plentiful in 
Italy and the south of France during the passage. It 
is found in Switzerland and Sardinia, on the banks of 
the Var and Ehone, and in the marshes surrounding 
Arles. It is also found at Dieppe, and in the marshes 
about Lille. It occurs in Algeria, as stated by 
Captain Loche; and Mr. Salvin, in his ^Wive Months’ 
Bird-nesting in the Eastern Atlas,” in the ‘^‘Ibis” for 
Jrdy, 1859, says, ‘‘At the head of the little marsh of 
Ain Djendeli, I more than onee observed a pair of 
this Warbler. We afterwards found it more abundant 
at Zana, where it was breeding. ^ In its habits it much 
resembles the Common Feed Warbler, f C. arimdinacea ; J 
the eggs also are similar.” 
“It is really plentiful nowhere,” says Count Miihle, 
“and it dwells preferably in large wild swamps. In 
summer it need only be sought for where the water 
is cooped up almost knee-deep, with ditches and dry 
necks of land running into it, and covered with bushes, 
high grass, rushes, and reeds. In autumn it may be 
found in more cultivated ground.” 
“It is a very restless and lively bird, and also crafty 
and cunning. It creeps with great agility through the 
twigs and stalks of the thick swampy plants, in which 
it excels all other Reed Warblers, It may be seen 
gliding along near the ground, like a mouse; it never 
hops on the ground, but goes along step by step. On 
the stalks and perpendicular stems of plants it may be 
seen running up and down with such agility that it 
seems to slide along without using its feet at all. Its 
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