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feet zone or cap. In shape they are broad ovals, pointed at one end, 

 measuring 055 inches in length by about 0'42 in breadth. 



Hgdrubeicl, Sine/, June to August. H. E. Barnes. 



560W«.— THE STREAKED SCRUB WARBLER. 



Scotocerea inquieta, E'upp. 



The Streaked Scrub Warbler has been procured on the hills that 

 divide Sind from Khelat, where it is most probably a permanent 

 resident : it has not been recorded from any other part of Western 

 India. 



They breed freely on the plain between Chaman and Gratai, in 

 Southern Afghanistan, and also in the Pishin Valley, and I have 

 seen the birds during the breeding season in the Bolan Pass. 



The nest is globular in shape, not unlike that of the Rufous - 

 fronted Wren Warbler [Franldinia buchanani), but is somewhat 

 larger ; it is usually built in a stunted bush not more than two feet 

 from the ground ; it is well lined with feathers and fine grass, the 

 outer portion consisting of coarse grass and fibres. 



The maximum number of eggs is six, but four incubated ones are 

 often met with; they are oval in shape, white, with a pinkish tinge 

 when fresh, very minutely spotted and freckled with bright red. 

 These spots are usually more dense at the larger end, but frequently 

 they are evenly speckled over the whole surface. 



They average 0"64 inches in length by 0*49 in breadth. 



Chaman, South Afghanistan, March to April. H. S. Barnes. 



Pishin Vat leg, „ March. „ 



551.— THE RUFOUS-FRONTED WREN WARBLER. 



Franklinia buchanani, Big. 



The Rufous-fronted Wren Warbler is common in Sind, and is 

 most abundant in Guzerat and Rajpootana, and Mr. Davidson found 

 it to be very common in Western Khandeish, but with the excep- 

 lion of Ahmednugger (from whence it has been recorded by Mr. 

 Fairbank) it appears to be absent from the southern portion of the 

 P residency. 



It is a permanent resident where found, breeding during the 

 monsoons. The nest is a loose, ragged structure, of an irregular 



