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Antwerp, Belgium.
1897.
Aug. 5-7.
(No. 4).
lateral blades branching from the main stem like the Phragmi-
tes communis of the Fresh Pond swamps which, indeed, it close-
ly resembled in every respect. I have little doubt that this
place harbors, during the summer season Bitterns, Bearded
Tits and many other interesting birds but it was out of the
question for me in my disabled condition to attempt to enter
such a place. As twilight was falling on the evening of our
arrival I saw a pair of Mallards and several large Herons
(A. cinerea) come in from the westward and circle over the
reeds. The Herons alighted there but the Ducks finally kept
on up the Rhine.