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of flight and colouration they closely resemble one another. 

 Only on reaching the horizon did a fair comparison of their 

 size reveal the distinction. 



The time of my visit was the nesting season, November- 



Grass-Warbler. 



December, and I was afforded full opportunity of witnessing 

 the extraordinary ruses adopted by these little birds for the 

 protection of their nests. Whenever we saw a bird rise from 

 the ground, my friend and I searched around the spot 



