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Bird Notes from Southern Spain. 
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Acrocephalus s. scirpaceus. 1 d ; 2 ? ; 1 ? 
Not uncommon among the alders and oleanders on the 
banks of the Rio de Miel during October. (First seen on 
the 6th, last on the 22nd.) In spring one record : a female 
struck the Europa lantern on 17 May. 
Acrocephalus palustris. 1 $ . 
A female was shot 4 October among dry bracken in a cork¬ 
wood. 
Acrocephalus a. arundinaceus. 1 $ . 
Twice seen on autumn migration. One on 14 September 
and another on 29 September; on both occasions among 
the bushes on the banks of the stream behind Algeciras. 
The stomach of one shot contained a freshwater shrimp. 
Acrocephalus schoenobsenus. 1 . 
A male (exceedingly fat) struck the lantern at Europa on 
30 July. 
Acrocephalus aquaticus. 1 ? 
One was obtained on 22 October haunting palmetto scrub. 
Hypolais polyglotta. 4 ; 1 ? ; 1 juv. d. 
Numerous in the breeding season. First seen in 1919 on 
11 April (an early date), in 1920 on 24 April. One was 
killed at the lantern on 3rd of May. None were observed 
after the end of August. 
Hypolais pallida opaca. 
Seen on only two occasions : is not common. 
Phylloscopus t. trochilus. 1 ? . 
Noted on passage in March and again in September. It 
could not be found during the winter. Several doubtful 
birds were shot, and all proved to be Chiffchaffs. No trace 
could be found of this bird breeding. Irby records it as 
breeding, and also as present during the winter. The subject 
requires further investigation, and can only be settled by the 
production of a winter skin and a bird from the nest. Is 
