SEDGE-WARBLER 



breeding species, since there are still extensive unexplored 

 swamps in the country. 



The Russian Empire is a large breeding ground. In 

 Poland it is the most common of all the reed-warblers, and 

 it is also numerous in the Baltic provinces. Crossing the 

 G-ulf of Finland, we find it common in suitable places in the 

 provinces of Nyland and Tevastehus, in the neighbourhood 

 of Abo and Bjorneborg, near Lake Ulea, and on the Island 

 of Carlo; and still further north breeding in the Kola 

 Peninsula, but rare on the shores of Lake Enara. It occurs 

 north-east of Lake Ladoga, in the province of Olonetz, on the 

 banks of the Eiver Svir and near Lake Onega. In the vicinity 

 of Archangel it is numerous, and it also occurs in the valleys 

 of the Petchora, Ob and Yenesei. 



In the provinces of Pskov, St. Petersburg, Smolensk, 

 Jaroslav and Kasan it is common, scarce in Novgorod, Tver 

 and Eiazan, and local in Moscow and Tula. 



In the central valley of the Volga it is numerous, also in 

 places in the Ural districts, but in the province of Orenburgh 

 it is local, and rare in the Kirghiz Steppes, and again we find 

 it numerous in Astrakhan and the delta of the Volga; and 

 continuing south we find it occurring in Stavropol, Terek and 

 Trans-Caucasia, and crossing the Caspian Sea inhabiting the 

 Mangishlak Peninsula, Ust Urt plateau, and the valley of 

 Amu Daria. 



In Turkestan it is migratory and breeds, and we trace it 

 eastward to the Altai Mountains. 



In Palestine it-is common in suitable places, also in many 

 parts of Africa, breeding in Algeria, Tripoli, Tunis and Egypt. 



The winter home is principally Central and Southern 

 Africa, but it probably also remains in some of the countries 

 bordering on the Mediterranean, since it has been found at 

 this season in Dalmatia. 



In Lower Egypt it is common, and has been found in 

 Somaliland ~ and on Lake Haramaia, and we also trace it to 

 German East Africa and as far south as Damaraland. 



