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Genus FicepULA.

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4 form which appears to be ‘ntermediate between the Willow-Wrens and Sedge-birds.

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122. FicepULA HYPOLAIS
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER.

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An accidental visitor to England and Ireland ; common in Holland and other parts of Europe and North
Africa, from which latter country it migrates north in spring, filling the dwarf woods and osier-beds of
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France and Holland with its melodious voice.

Family CALAMODYTID.

Ornithologists will, I am sure, agree with me in considering that the Sedge-birds constitute a very distinct
family. The numerous species, which have been divided into many genera, are very generally distributed
over the older-known portion of the earth’s surface. They are semiaquatic in their habits; the greater
number frequent both large and small beds of sedges and other herbage growing in the vicinity of water, and
feed upon insects. They are well represented in the British Islands, over which the species are generally

distributed. In the present work these birds have been classed under the generic titles of Acrocephalus,

Calamoherpe, Calamodyta, Lusciniopsis, and Locustella.

Genus AcROCEPHALUS.
The members of this genus are the largest birds of the family ; and one or other of them form part of the

avifaunee of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

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123. AcROCEPHALUS TURDOIDES
Turusu WarBLeER.
Besides inhabiting the continent of Europe and the neighbouring countries, the Thrush Warbler finds its
way to England, as will be seen on reference to the letterpress opposite the Plate on which the species is

represented. It can only be regarded as an accidental visitor.

Genus CaLaMouERPE.
What has been said respecting the distribution of the members of the last genus is equally descriptive of
those of the present one.

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124. CaLaMonERPE ARUNDINACEA : :

Reep-Wars er.

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grant, arriving late in April. Nests in the lilac and other trees of the shrubberies, and in most