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full clutch^ the female having no eggs in the oviduct). 

 They were white, thickly spotted with dark red, and 

 averaged "55 x '^ inch. 



In summer this Warbler frequently utters a loud mono- 

 syllabic call-note, not unlike that of the next species but not 

 so loud. In Avinter this is only occasionally heard. 



[418.] Phylloscopus humii. Hume^s Willow- Warbler. 



Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 48 (only two obtained in 

 Chitral) ; Rattray, t. c. p. 424 (very common in the Murree 

 Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p, 113 (breeds in Kashmir). 



48. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 23rd December. 



55. S 3.d. „ „ 31st December. 



119 & 120. S ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 16th February. 



153. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 18th March. 



Abundant in the cold weather in Kohat from September 

 till the end of April, frequenting gardens, orchards, and 

 groves — usually singly. It has a loud call-note resembling 

 the syllable " chiveyj" which is constantly uttered. Occurs 

 on the Samana on migration, and nests iu large numbers on 

 the Safed Koh from 7000 to 11,000 feet. Its curious song, 

 which may be rendered " pi-pi-piaz-z " (this being repeated 

 with variations), is first heard in March, whilst still in its 

 winter-quarters, and is continued throughout the summer, 

 being usually uttered from the midst of a thick tree. 



[421.] AcANTHOPNEUsTE NiTiDA. The Green Willow- 

 Warbler. 



Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. 113. 



766. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 31st March. 



784. (J ad. „ „ 2nd April. 



Passes through Kohat and the Kurram Valley ia large 

 numbers from the last week in March till the end of May, 

 returning in September, when comparatively few are seen. 

 This is the last Willow-Warbler to leave, and I have met 

 with it at Kohat up till the 28th of May. Major Magrath 

 says that this species is extremely common in Bannu in 

 September and October. Its relative scarcity at that season 

 in Kohat, together witli that of many other species^ may 



