Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



shaft grows longer as it nears the tip of the 

 feather. These elongated outer feathers are 

 turned upwards and outwards at the tip. 



Confined almost entirely to forests, and hence 

 is very rarely seen in the plains. 



l^he Warblers, 28-33 



28. Orthotomus sutorius : The Indian Tailor 

 Bird. (F. 374),_(J. 530), (-1.) 



A tiny brownie bird not unlike a wren with 

 a respectable tail. Close inspection shows that 

 the forehead is reddish, the back of the head 

 grey, and the back brown, tinged with green. 

 The lower plumage is dirty creamy white. 

 There is a short black bar on each side of the 

 neck, visible only when the bird stretches its 

 neck to utter its note, but as the bird is con- 

 tinually calling loudly to-wee, to-wee, to-wee, a 

 Httle watching will soon reveal the black 

 patch on the side of the neck. 



In the hot weather the two middle tail 

 feathers of the cock exceed the others in 

 length by fully two inches. These projecting, 

 bristle-like tail feathers render it very easy to 

 recognise the cock tailor bird in breeding 

 plumage. 



107 



