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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 
2 284*Australian Keed-Warbler, Reed-Bird, (Nightingale), 
29 Water-Sparrow (e), Acrocephalus australis, Lombok, 
E.A., S.A., T. =vt. Eur. Reed-Warbler. Mig. c. reeds 6.2 
Brown; head darker; under lighter; throat whitish; bill 
long, pointed; f., sim. Insects. Rich melodious song. 
1 285* Golden-headed Fantail- Warbler, Grass- Warbler (Ex- 
51 iled), Corn (Barley) Bird, Gisticola exilis, tnd., For- 
mosa to A. (exc. C.A.), King Is. Stat. r. grass, crops 3.6 
Golden-buff; upper streaked blackish; tail 1.2in., blackish, 
edged buff; f., crown streaked black. Winter* crown 
streaked black; throat whitish; tail 1.9in.; f., sim. 
3 286*Grass-Bird (Little Reed), Marsh-Warbler, Megalurus 
10 gramineus, N.S.W., V., S.A., T. Stat. v.r. tussocks 5.2 
Upper brown streaked, lined blackish; throat, chest gray 
faintly streaked black; tail reddish-brown; f., sim. 
Insects. ''Four or five plaintive notes." 
1 287*Speckled Warbler, Little Field-Lark (-Wren), Speck- 
1 led Jack, BloodTit(e), Jenny-Wren (e), Chthonicola 
sagittata, E.A., S.A. Stat. r. grass 5 
Under whitish boldly streaked black; head brown faintly 
streaked white; back brown, feathers edged lighter; 
tip-tail spotted white; f., sim. Insects. Singer. 
2 6 288*Little Tit-Warbler (Yellow), Yellow-breasted Thorn- 
27 bill, Tomtit, Little Tit, Acanthiza nana, S.Q., N.S.W., 
v., S.A. Stat. c. trees 3.5 
Upper dull olive-green; under yellow; tail grayish-brown, 
black band; f., sim. Insects. "Tiz, tiz, tiz." 
289*Brown Tit-Warbler (Tit), Scrub Thornbill, Dwarf 
Warbler, A. pusilla, B.A., S.A. Stat. c. scrub 3.7 
Upper, wings brown; tail brown, banded black, slightly 
tipped white; throat, chest spotted black and white; 
flanks, abdomen buff; f., sim. Insects. Singer. 
