Capt. R. C. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 455 



543. Drymoipus inornatus. Common Wren-Warbler. 



Umballah, October 24. Length 4*75 ; wing 1-875 ; tail 1875 ; 

 tarsus "8125 ; spread of foot underneath -9375 ; bill from front 

 •4375^ from gape '625 ; extent 6. Irides greyish-brown. This 

 specimen, shot in low grass, is referred to this species by Colonel 

 Tytler, without comparison, however, with his own specimens. 



549. SuYA ATROGULARis. Black- breasted Wren- Warbler. 

 Darjeeling collection, 1862. Two specimens. 



551. Franklin lA buchanani. Rufous-fronted Wren- 

 AVarbler. 



Irides reddish-orange ; bill horny, with lower mandible lighter; 

 legs fleshy. Top of head chestnut or ferruginous brown (much 

 as in Orthotomus longicauda) , the upper parts generally the same 

 hue but duller; wings brown, with brighter edges; tail dark 

 brown, the middle tail-feathers obsoletely barred and very 

 slightly tipped with white ; this white tip increases in extent on 

 the other tail-feathers, and reaches on the outermost '437 on the 

 inner web, and on the outer web 1*125. The white edging to the 

 tail is a most characteristic feature in the bird, which, when flying, 

 conspicuously displays its fan-shaped tail with its white border. 

 The lower parts are pure white, except the thighs and lower tail- 

 coverts, which are fulvous. The under wing- coverts are fulvous- 

 white. 



Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Spread foot. Bill. Gape. Extent 

 A?.. 5-75 2-0625 2-8125 -6875 -9375 -375 -C 6-5 



B$..5-5 1.9375 2-5 -6875 -9375 -375 -6 6 



The species has much the habits of a Chatorhea, and agrees 

 in most other respects with Dr. Jerdon's description. They were 

 found frequenting low and thick bushes of " byre " [Zizyphus 

 jujuhd) along the edges of a dry nullah at Lallroo, near Umballah, 

 on the 14th of November, 1866. Uncommonly restless, and dif- 

 ficult to procure, although they frequently come out of the bush 

 they may be in, alight on the ground when the collector is on 

 the further side of the bush, and then return sharply into cover 

 when they see him. 



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