122 Lieut. C. H. T. Whiteliead on the 



We found several pairs in the scrub round Thall in April. 

 On picking up the above-mentioned example^ I noticed some 

 cobwebs in the bill^ and on looking round found a nest in a 

 thick bush close by. It was composed of roots, bits of green 

 plants, and a lot of cobwebs, and had not been completed. 



[400.] Sylvia nana. The Desert-Warbler. 



Watson, J. B. N, H. S. xv. p. 145 (occurs near Chaman). 



452. Sex ? ad. Lachi, 1500 ft., 24th February. 



This example was shot creeping about in a thorn-bush 

 in the desert. Only one other was seen, in a similar spot, 

 the following year. 



[401.] Sylvia alth^a. Hume^s Lesser Whitethroat. 



Marshall, J. B. X. H. S. xiv. p. 602 (believes that this sp. 

 is fairly common at 8000 ft. in May) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. 

 p. 48 (shot three in May between 5000 and 7000 ft.) ; Ward, 

 op. cit. xvii. p. 112, and xviii. p. 4G1 (eggs taken in May and 

 July at 8000 ft.). 



232. ? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 29th April. 



Passes through Kohat and the Kurram Valley in spring 

 and autumn, but is not common. In spring I have gene- 

 rally observed it in Shisham trees (Dalbercjia sissoo) in 

 company with the next species. These trees are then in 

 flower and attract much insect-life. Birds shot in them 

 generally have their heads covered with pollen. This White- 

 throat is a beautiful songster. 



[402.] Sylvia affixis. The Indian Lesser Whitethroat. 



Battray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 338 (winter visitor, not 

 common : Thall) ; Betham, op. cit. xvi. p. 831 (a few pairs 

 nest round Quetta) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 112 (common in 

 summer in Kashmir). 



41. Sex? Khushalgarh, 1200 ft., 16th December. 



101. ? . Kohat, 1760 ft., 5th February. 



Passes through in large numbers in spring and autumn, a 

 few staying for the winter. Breeds freely in the Kurram 

 Valley in Ilex-scrub and low bushes from 6000 to 8000 feet. 

 Like the last species it has a pleasing and remarkably loud 



