184 birds of india. 



The Dusky Hill-Waeblek. 



This species differs from >S. criniger^ in having a more robust 

 bill which is entirely black, the feathers of the breast being dusky 

 black, with rufescent-white shafts and tips. The legs are also 

 shorter. 



This species has only been sent from Nepal ; it is intermediate 

 to the last and the following species : and, as the next species, 

 v/hich is common about Darjeeling, is not included in Hodgson's 

 list of Nepal birds, it is possible that an imperfect specimen of 

 atrogularis was so named by Hodgson. 



549. Suya atrogularis, Moore. 



p. Z. S., 1854— HoKSF., Cat. 50Q—Pnm-pho. Lepch.—Shik- 

 shillik, Bhot. 



Descr. — Above dusky olive-brown, or dusky b own, distinctly 

 darker and cinereous on the head and neck ; edge of wing at the 

 shoulder, and under- wing coverts buflf ; primaries margined with 

 butfish, and secondaries with rufescent brown ; a whitish streak 

 extending from the base of the lower mandible to the end of, 

 and under, the ear-coverts ; chin, throat, sides of neck and breast, 

 black ; the feather of the latter centred with white ; the flanks 

 and sides of abdomen mixed grey-brown and rufescent ; vent 

 olivaceous buff; thiglis bufFy rufous ; tail paler than the back, 

 without perceptible terminal band ; the feathers narrow. 



Bill horny brown ; legs pale fleshy brown ; irides yellow 

 brown. Length 6^ inches ; wing 1| to 2 ; tail 4 ; bill at fi'ont 

 ■^^ ; tarsus 1 . 



This black-breasted Wren-Warbler is not uncommon about 

 Darjeeling, frequenting brushwood, among which it generally 

 conceals itself, now and then coming out, and, seated on the top 

 of some shrub, uttering a harsh grating note. It makes its nest 

 of fine grass and withered stalks, large, very loosely put together, 

 globular, with a hole near the top, and lays three or four eggs, 

 entirely dull Indian red color. It has been sent from Nepal as 

 well as from Sikhim, and I lately procured on the Khasia hills. 



The next bird has been separated by Mr. Blyth as the type of 

 another <j;cnus. 



