. A history of British birds. Birds. 366 BRITISH BIRDS. slightly smaller species occur in Australia. The Western species (A. longi- rostris) is very rufous in colour; and the Eastern species {A. australis) has a comparatively shorter bill. Both species breed in the south, retiring north on the approach of the cold season. A iifth near ally of our bird^ Kittlitz's Great Reed-Warbler [A. syrinx), appears to have become slightly diflFerentiated by its isolation on some of the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. There are several other more distantly allied Please note that these imag

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. A history of British birds. Birds. 366 BRITISH BIRDS. slightly smaller species occur in Australia. The Western species (A. longi- rostris) is very rufous in colour; and the Eastern species {A. australis) has a comparatively shorter bill. Both species breed in the south, retiring north on the approach of the cold season. A iifth near ally of our bird^ Kittlitz's Great Reed-Warbler [A. syrinx), appears to have become slightly diflFerentiated by its isolation on some of the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. There are several other more distantly allied Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]

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