or Willow -War biers. 101 



Bastard primary very large, the exposed part measuring "65 



to -75. 

 Length of wing — male 2'4 to 2*2, female 2"2 to 2-0. 

 Length of tail — male 2*15 to 2"0, female 1"95 to 1*8. 

 Legs and claws brown. 



This species breeds on both sides of the Himalayas, having 

 been found in summer in Cashmere {Brooks, Ibis, 1872, p. 31) 

 and in Thibet {v. Pelzeln, Ibis, 1868, p. 308). Jerdon (Birds 

 of Ind. ii. p. 194) says that it is not uncommon in winter at 

 Calcutta and all over India; and in Lord Tweeddale's collec- 

 tion are skins from Burma (Munipur, Godwin- Austen) . 



The nest and eggs are unknown. 



27. Phylloscopus tytleri. Brooks. 



Phylloscojms tytleri, Brooks, Ibis, 1872, p. 23 ; Hume, 

 Stray Feathers, iii. p. 279 (1875). 



Bill very long and slender, under mandible dark. 



Upper parts greyish brown, dashed all over with olive-green. 



Wings and tail greyish brown, with the outside edge of 



each feather margined with olive-green. Superciliary 



streak not very conspicuous. 

 Head the same colour as the back. 

 Underparts nearly white, slightly dashed with yellow and 



grey, especially on the flanks. Axillaries, wing-lining, 



and thighs yellow. 

 Third, fourth, and fifth primaries longest. Sixth, seventh, 



and eighth each considerably less than the preceding. 



Second primary between the eighth and ninth. 

 Bastard primary rather large, the exposed part measuring 



•55 to -68. 

 No wing-bar. 



Length of wing — male 2-43 to 2*35, female 2'3 to 2-2. 

 Length of tail — male 1"85 to 1-7, female 1'7 to 1-65. 

 Legs and claws brown. 



This is one of the rarest and least-known species of the 

 genus. It breeds in Cashmere {Brooks, Ibis, 1872, p. 22). 

 Mr. Brooks informs me that he has shot birds on migration 

 in spring at Etawah and Almorah. It probably winters in 

 the plains of North India. 



This species breeds in pine trees, and makes a cup-shaped 

 nest, profusely lined with feathers, near the end of a branch, 



