534 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



No. 382. ^FiiANKLiMA GRACILIS. FrankUn' s Wren- 

 Wai'bler\ 



I have only once observed this bird, having met with a 

 pair on May 9, 1901. To Mr. Benjamin Aitken is really 

 due the credit of adding it to our local fauna. We were 

 walking through some babool-jungle, when he called my 

 attention to a loud note coming from one of the trees, and 

 asked me what it was. On my expressing my ignorance, 

 he advised me to shoot the bird, which I did, after some 

 difficulty. About half the tail-feathers were missing, but 

 whether this was due to the shot or to moult, I do not know. 



Possiblij, though I hardly think so, this bird may be com- 

 moner than it appears to be, for these little Wren- Warblers 

 are apt to be overlooked. As they seldom range far, it is 

 possible that this species breeds here, and I shall keep a look 

 out for its nest ; but, up to date, I have never seen or heard 

 of either nest or eggs that mhjht belong to it. 



No. 384. FiiANKLiNiA BUCHAXANi. Rufuus-fi'onted JVre)i- 

 Wai'bler. 



Phutki [H.]. Titmouse [Anglo-Indian boys] . 



The llufous-fronted Wren- Warbler is not uncommon in 

 grass-jungle, especially wliei'c there are ravines studded 

 with babool. I have only once found the nest, a globular 

 structure of grass, with a hole in the side near the top ; it 

 contained two eggs, whitish with faint red speckles. 



Average measurement of 5 Lucknow eggs '60" x '^G". 



No. 402. Sylvia affinis. Indian Lesser White-throated 

 Warbler. 



This bird is pretty generally spread over the Division in 

 cold weather. It is particularly partial to the babool and 

 grass-jungle along railway-lines. According to lleid, it 

 is also common in the thorn- and dhak-jungles near 

 Rahimabad. The same authority states that it avoids 

 mango-topes. 



No. 407. Phylloscopus tristis. Brown Willow-Warbler. 



This little bird is common during the cold weather in 



babool -jungle, where it may be seen going about in small 



