Genus F ic e d u l a .
A form which appears to be intermediate between the Willow-Wrens and Sedge-birds.
1 2 2 . F ic e d u l a hypolais .
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I ELLOW-BROWED W aBBLER.
A ^ a H M a ”d Irela" d 5 B I “ 9 M 1 A 1 North
Fran ’ H i II MM ■■ "°rt'' ■ K ■ ■ d™ r f '™°France and Holland with its melodious voice. d* and osier-beds of
Family CALAMODYTID/E.
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- own port,on o f the earth’s surface. They are semiaquatie in their h ab its, the greater
aumber frequent both large and stnall beds o f sedges and other herbage growing in the vicinity o f water and
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bated. I„ the present worh these birds have heeu classed under the generic titles o f
Ca/amierpe, Calamodyta, Lasoiaiopm, and L a c aM h .
Genus A cr o c e ph a lu s .
123. A c ro c e ph a lu s t u r d o id e s
T h u u sh WvaBcca. Vol. II. PI. LXXII.
des inhabiting the continent o f Europe and the neighbouring countries, the Thrush Warbler finds its
ay o ng an as will be seen on reference to the letterpress opposite the Plate on which the species is
represented. I , can only be regarded as an accidental visitor.
Genus C a lam o h e r pe .
What has been said respecting the distribution o f the members o f the 1» t
«hose of the present one. * ^ deScriPti™ <*
1 2 4 . C alam o h er pe a ru nd in ac ea
R c e d -W ahbi.e r . “ • P L L X X H I -
A true migrant, arriving ,ate in April. Nests in tbe lilac and other trees o f the shrubberies, and in most
o f the gardens o f the central portions o f England; its nest is also frequently found among reeds and bushes
overhanging water. Besides our own country, this species frequents Central Europe and Northern Africa.
125. C a lam o h er pe pa lu s t r is . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. LXXIV.
M arsh -W a r b l e r .
Supposed to inhabit many parts o f England, and to have been often confounded with the preceding; said
to arrive at the same time and to be more exclusively aquatic in its habits. Is considered always to
have lighter-coloured legs and to present other, minor differences, which may be more easily seen by
consulting the respective Plates than by the most minute description. Should it ultimately prove that
the C. palustris is found here, it must be regarded as a regular summer visitant.
Genus C alamodyta.
T h e members o f this genus are smaller in size than the Calamo/ierpee, and are less uniform in the colouring
o f their plumage. The situations affected by both are identical, reeds and aquatic herbage being apparently
necessary to their existence; a t all events it is in such situations that they pour forth their querulous songs
both by day and by night. The Calamodytce are very generally distributed over the temperate portions of
Europe, Africa, and Asia.
126. C alamodyta ph r a gm it is Vol. II. PI. LXXV.
S e d g e -W a r b l e r or C h a t .
A bird o f the summer, which arrives early in May and spreads itself over England and Ireland, but not,
according to Sir William Jardine and Macgillivray, visiting Scotland. After breeding, it departs again to
Morocco or some other part o f Africa.
127. C alamodyta a q u a t i c a Vol. II. PI. LXXVI.
A q u a t ic W a r b l e r .
Somewhat rare in Central and Southern Europe. Has been killed two or three times in England, where
it must be regarded merely as an accidental visitor.
Genus L u s c in io p s is .
According to Mr. Gray’s ‘ Hand-list o f Birds,’ two generic titles have been proposed by Bonaparte for the
single known species o f this form, viz. Pseudoluscinia and Lusciniopsis; the latter term has been employed in
the present work.
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