PHYLLOSCOPINiE. 



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et Ehr. Si/mh. Plii/s. Ares. fol. b. b. Melizophilus striatns^ Brooks, Proc. 

 A. S. B. ■]872, p.'66; id. Ibis, 1872, p, 180 ; Hume, Sir. L\ i. p. 200.— 

 IIdppel's Wren Warbler. 



Above light brownish grey, with narrow dark brown streaks on the 

 head as far as the shoulders; a broad pale rufous-brown superciHum; 

 the cheeks and ear-coverts are also of this colour, which extends down 

 the sides of the neck and breast, becoming very pale and diluted 

 under the wings, and on the flanks; wings light browti, the edges 

 of quills and coverts greyish ; tail a very much darker or rather 

 blackish brown, the outer feather on each side is rather lighter, and 

 is tijDped with white ; the tail feathers are cross rayed, particularly 

 the outer ones. 



Lower surfiice of body, except sides of neck, breast, and flanks, 

 white, with narrow brown streaks from chin to upper breast. These 

 streaks are well defined in one specimen, and faint in another. Ijiuing 

 of wing and edge of the same, 'reddish white. Bill dark brown, 

 except basal half of lower mandible, wdiich is dull brownish orange; 

 legs and feet yellowish brown ; claws brown. 



Length.— 4^- ho to 4-8 inches, wing 1-93 to 1-95, tail 2-14 to 2-33, 

 tarsus -77 to '82, bill at front '35, from gape '46. The bill is exces- 

 sively like that of Melizophilus provindalis, the wing also resembles 

 that bird, except that the first primary is lai'ger in proportion. Tail 

 of similar form, but proportionately shorter ; the outer feathers are 

 '35 shorter than the centi'al ones; /e?^(/f/^■ 47, expanse 6-2, tail from 

 vent 2, wing- 19, wings, when closed, reach to within VQ of end of 

 tail, bill at front 0-33, tarsus 0-8, weight 0-3 of an oz. {Brooks) Ex 

 Str. F. i. p. 200. 



Hah. — Sind, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Beloochistan, S. E. Persia, 

 S. Afghanistan. 



Gen. Franklinia. — Bhjth. 



Bill stout, compressed; wings short; tail broad, lengthened and 

 graduated. 



Franklinia buchanani, Bhjth, J A. S. B. xiii. p. 376 ; Jerd. B. 

 Ind. ii. p. 186, No. 551 ; Murray, Hdbk., Zool., 4'('., Sind, p. 159. — 

 The Rufous-prontbd Wren Warbler. 



B'orehead and crown pale rufous ; back, scapulars, wings, rump and 

 upper tail-coverts greenish ashy ; tail brown, all the feathers except 

 the two central ones broadly tipped with white; chin, throat, breast, 

 belly, vent and under tail-coverts white ; bill brown ; lower mandible 

 yellowish ; legs dusky ; irides orange. 



Length.— b to 5-25 inches, wing 2 to 2-25, tail 2 to 2-25. 



iZ"fl&— Western India; Sind, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Oudh, Central 

 and South India, Deccan, Kutch, Kattiawar, Jeypore, Jodhpore, and 

 North Guzerat. Breeds from May to August. 



Sub-Family, PHYLLOSCOPIN^,— Tree Warblers. 

 Bill depressed at base ; rictal bristles well developed ; wing long, 

 flat, pointed; bastard primary small; tail even or forked, or rounded. 



