The note is described as somewhat resembling the sound made by
a spinning-wheel; it is generally uttered from the top of some reed
on which the bird perches.
The nest, which is placed on the ground, is formed of the leaves
of the reed, wound round and interlaced, but without any other
lining.
The eggs are of a whitish colour, minutely speckled nearly all over
with pale red and light grey, in some the red, and in others the
grey predominating.
Male; length, five inches and a half; bill, brown; head, crown,
neck on the back, and nape, reddish brown; chin and throat, almost
white; breast, pale reddish brown. Tail, reddish brown, indistinctly
barred with darker narrow bands; legs, toes, and claws, pale brown.
