16 WARBLER. 



The female is brown on the head, hind head and ears, otherwise 

 like the male. 



Inhabits the south of Europe, in Dalmatia and Hungary ; also 

 Asia, in the same latitude. — Found by Dr. Pallas, in the east part 

 of Siberia, and in the Crimea. 



9 —REED WREN. 



Sylvia arundinacea, Ind. Om. ii. 510. Tern. Man. d'Orn. p. 134. Id. Ed. ii. p. 191. 

 Motacilla arundinacea, Phil. Tr. 75. p. 8. pi. 1. Gm. Lin. i. 992. 

 Turdus arundinaceus minimus, Sepp, Vog. t. p. 101. Jd. p. 97. — Nest. 

 Passer arundinaceus minor, Rail, 47. A. 3 ? Will. p. 99 ? 



Luscinia palustris, Gerin. iv. t. 399. 2. & 400. 1. v 



Schilffmachen, Rohrsperling, Gunth. Nest. u. Ey. t. 12. Naturf. xvii. s. 85. No. 174. 

 Bouscarle de Provence, Buf. v. 134 ? PI. enl. 655. 2 ? 

 Lesser Reed Sparrow, Will. Engl. p. 144 ? 



Reed Wren, Gen. Syn. Sup. p. 184. Gent. Mag. v. 55. 4G2.-pl. p. 640. Shaw's Zool. x. 

 588. Lewin, iii. pi. 114. Om. Diet. Sf Supp. Br. Zool. ii. 1812. i. p. 520. 



THIS is five inches and a half long, extent of wing seven ; 

 weight seven pennyweights. Bill half an inch long, rather broad 

 at the base, dark horn-colour, beneath flesh-coloured; inside of the 

 mouth orange ; tongue cloven, and ciliated ; irides olive-brown ; eye- 

 lashes dirty white; general colour of the plumage greenish olive 

 brown ; quills and tail brown, the edges of the feathers paler, the 

 latter slightly cuneiform; chin white; the rest of the under parts 

 tawny white; base of all the feathers dusky; legs light olive; soles 

 of the feet bright greenish yellow. The female is half an inch 

 shorter, and smaller than the male. 



Inhabits various parts of this kingdom, in watery places, where 

 reeds abound, between three or four of which it generally makes 

 the nest, fastened thereto by means of dead grass, &c. and composed 

 of grass externally, lined for the most part with the flowery tufts of 

 common reeds, and sometimes with fine dead grass, and a few black 

 horse-hairs to cover them, but the bird does not alwavs confine 



