Descriptive List of the Com/mon Birds 



other long-tailed wrens, by the fact that its 

 upper plumage is streaked with dark brown. 

 The brown tail shows cross bars. The tip of 

 each tail feather is white and next to this is 

 a black patch. 



This bird is common in the Punjab and in 

 Sind. It also occurs in Rajputana and in the 

 valley of the Ganges. 



It builds a neat ball-like nest with an entrance 

 at the side. The nest is usually situated at a 

 few inches from the ground. Several are to be 

 found in April and May amid the wild 

 indigo that grows on the Lahore golf links. 

 The green eggs have a distinct ring of reddish 

 dots at the thick end. 



3 1 . Prinia socialis : The Ashy Wren-war- 

 bier. (F.464), (J. S34),(-I.) 



Another " tiny brownie bird." Ashy upper 

 plumage with brown wings and tail, lower 

 plumage cream-coloured. A very slender and 

 loosely-knit bird. It is easily distinguished by 

 the curious snapping noise it makes as it flits 

 from bush to bush. How this noise is made 

 we do not know. It sounds as though it were 

 due to the upper and lower mandibles of the 

 beak closing sharply together. 



This species constructs two types of nests — 

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