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beyond the eye, and the whole under parts rufescent, brightest on 

 the flanks and thii^hs ; lores and upper part of the ears, greyish; 

 nape, back, rump and wings bright rufous brown, the tips of the 

 latter dusky ; tail the same as the back, paler beneath, with a ter- 

 minal dusky band, and rufescent-white tips. 



Bill black ; legs pale honiy ; irides buff. Length 4^ inches ; 

 wing ly^y ; tail 2 ; bill at front f ; tarsus |. 



This species is closely related to P. gracilis, but appears to differ 

 by the deeper rufous brown of the upper plumnge, by the more 

 rufescent lower plumage, and by the presence of a superciliary 

 stripe. It is an inhabitant of the Nepal Terai and lower hills, and 

 is probably Hodgson's Taiior-bird, with blue eggs; it may be also 

 Lieut. Gitford's, alluded to under tlie last species. 



538. Prinia Hodgsoni, Blyth. 



J. A. S., XIIL, 376— Blyth, Cat .808— HousF., Cat. 496— 

 P. gracilis, apud Jerdon, Cat. 117. 



The Malabar Wren- Warbler. 



Descr. — Above dark ashy grey, brownish on the wings and tail, 

 the latter with a subterminal dark band, tipped white on the outer 

 feathers ; beneath white, slightly tinged with f ulvescent, greyish 

 on the edge of the neck and breast. 



Bill black ; legs yellow ; irides buff. Length 4 inches ; wing 

 ly^y ; tail 1^ ; bill at front f ; tarsus j-^. 



This is the smallest species of the group. It is found in 

 Southern India, and also, it is said, in Nepal and Bootan, but 

 perhaps, at that time, not discriminated from the last species. It 

 frequents tree jungle. I have seen it all through the Malabar Coast, 

 the Wynaad, the slopes of the Neilgherries, and more rare on the 

 Eastern Ghats, and in wooded valleys at the Northern termination 

 of the Table Land. 



Pr. rufescens, Blyth, from Burmah, is a nearly allied species. 

 Several other Prinioe are recorded from Malay ana, but whether 

 belonging to this genus as now restricted, 1 know not. Among 

 these are P. olivacea, Raffles, P. icteria, Strickland, and P. Strick- 

 landi, Bonap., from Java and Sumatra. 



