194 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



" This species," says Mr. Blyth, " is very common in Lower 

 Bengal in the cold weather, and likewise in Nepal. The note of 

 the bird is weak, and is expressible by the sound tiss-yip, tiss-yip, 

 frequently uttered." I procured it in various parts of Southern 

 India, and also at Darjeeling. It is possibly the P. trochilus, apud 

 Gould and Adams. (Vide page 192.) 



561. Phylloscopus afi&nis, Tickell. 



Motacilla, apud Tickell — Blyth, Cat. 1107 — and J. A. S., 

 XVI., 442. 



Tickell's Tree-Warbler. 



Descr. — Above fuscous olive-green, with an extremely faint 

 tawny tinge ; no pale tips to the medial wing-coverts ; supercilia, 

 cheeks, and under parts, pale sullied greenish or oil yellow, 

 brightest on the middle of the belly, with a slight tawny tinge in 

 some, and the breast and flanks a little infuscated. 



Bill dusky above, amber colored beneath ; legs pale brownish 

 dusky, tinged with yellow. Length 4^ inches ; extent 7 ; wing 

 2| ; tail If ; bill at front 9 mill. ; tarsus nearly |. The 3rd primary 

 is equal to the 4th and 5th. The outer tail-feathers are slightly 

 graduated. 



This species appears to be spread over all India, and is said 

 by Blyth to be very common about Calcutta. It very closely 

 resembles the next bird in coloration, but is a good deal 

 smaller, and the yellow beneath is somewhat brighter. Mr. 

 Atkinson lately procured a specimen in Sikhim, not far from 

 the snows. 



562. Phylloscopus indicus, Jerdon. 



Sylvia, apud Jeudon, Cat. 127 — Ph. griseolus, Blyth, J. A. S., 

 XVI., 443. 



The Olivaceous Tree-Warbler. 



Descr. — Above uniform olive-grey, beneath olivaceous yellow, 

 purest on the middle of the belly ; a clear pale yellow super- 

 cilium. 



