532 Mr. AV. Jesse on the 



No. 366. *AciiocnPHALUs dumetorum. Bhjth's Reed- 

 Warbler. 



A cold-weather visitant. All I know about it is thattliere 

 are three skins ( ^J ) in the Musenni, one from Lncknow and 

 Avo from Ajgaen. 



No. 374. Orthotomus sutorius. Indian Tailor-bird. 



Fhutki [H. Lncknow]. 



The Indian Tailor-bird is a common and permanent 

 resident, being found in gardens, hedge-rows, topes, and 

 jungle of all kinds ; but, on the whole, I think that it prefers 

 cover near human dwellings. It has a pretty note — hardly 

 a song — which, to those that know it, discloses the where- 

 abouts of the bird when it would otherwise be passed over. 

 The nest is too well known to need desciiption, but is almost 

 always composed of two leaves only, and, according to my 

 experience, is invariably lined with cotton-down. Brinjal, 

 guavas, and crotons are favourite nesting-places. The 

 breeding-season lasts from March to August, but the greater 

 number of nests will, I think, be found in June and July. 



The following are some of the dates in ray diary : — 



Mar. 31. Neat in a crotou-plaut. 4 fresli eggs. (Fyzabad.) 



April 4. Nest ready for eggs. 



May 26. Nest building. 3 fresh eggs. June 3. 



June 8. Nest in a croton-plant. 4 £i-esli eggs. 



July 17. „ „ 5 „ 



Aug. 10. „ „ 5 „ 



The eggs are of three, or possibly more, varieties ; («) white, 

 with red blotches ; (Z>) white, faintly speckled with red ; 

 [c] blue, blotched with red. 



Average of 4 (blue) Lucknow eggs. 



Average measurement '65" x "40" 



Measurement of largest egg •69" X •48" 



„ smallest eo'o- -63" X •43" 



-CD 



Average of 9 (white) Lucknow eggs. 



Average measurement *64" x '46" 



Measurement of largest e^g "70" x "48" 



„ smallest egg "64" x "43" 



