1G2 SYLVIA. 



Forehead and crown pale bluish grey ; hack^ rump and upper tail- 

 coverts isabelline fawn, or pale sandy brown; chin, throat and under 

 surface white ; 2nd primary equal to the seventh, in some intermediate 

 between 7th and 8th; wing 2v3 to 2'45. 



Hab. — Sind, Beloochistan, Afghanistan, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, 

 Rajputana, Kutch and Guzerat. 



Sylvia altliea, Hmne, Sir. F. vii. p. GO; Seehohm, Cat. B. Br. 

 Mils. vol. v. p. 20; Sylvia affinis, apud. Jerd. B. Lid, vol. ii. p. 209; 

 apud. Legge. B. Ceylon, p. 538. — The Himalayan Lesser White-Throat. 



Upper surface darkish grey, slightly tinged with brown on the back. 

 Under surface white ; 2nd priraaiy intermediate in length between, or 

 equal to 6th and 7th, or 7th and 8th; wing 2"7 to 2"8; culmen 0*56 

 to 0-51 ; tarsus 0-8 to 0-75. 



Hab. — Sind, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Oudh, Deesa, Concan and 

 Deccan. A winter visitant. 



Sylvia cinerea, Bechst. Om. Taschanh. i. p. 170; Tem. Man. 

 d'Orn. p. 112; Gm.}/, Gen. B.i. p. 174; Hengl. Om. N. 0. Afr. i. p. 307; 

 Blf. Ge.ol. and Zool. Abyss, p. 379; Shelhnj, B. Egi/pf, p. 111. Curruca 

 cinerea {Bechst.) Gould. B. Eur. ii. pi. 125. Sylvia rnf-d, (Bodd.) PL E. 

 p. 35; apnd. Newt. ed. Yarr. B. Eur. pt. 1 ; Haine, Str. F. iii. 488; 

 Murray, HdbJc, Zool., ^x., Sind, p. 163. — The European White-Throat. 



" Male. — Over the eye is a streak of yellowish white. Head on the 

 crown slate grey with a tinge of brown ; neck on the sides pale brown- 

 ish grey ; on the back and nape, lighter greyish brown than the head ; 

 chin and throat silvery white, the latter has the feathers somewhat 

 puffed out as when it is inflated in singing ; breast above pale dull 

 white, tinged with rose colour, and on the sides shaded off to yellowish 

 white, and into greyish white below ; back reddish brown, but tinged 

 with olive on its lower part. The Avings extend to within an inch and 

 a half of the end of the tail. Expanse 8^ inches. The iirst primary 

 extremely short ; the 2nd and 3rd of equal length and the longest ; 

 edge of outer quill white; underneath grey; greater and lesser wing- 

 coverts reddish brown ; primaries pale brown, narrowly edged with 

 chestnut ; the secondaries and tertiaries also pale brown, broadly edged 

 with brighter chestnut than the former ; tail somewhat rounded and 

 graduated and brown; middle feathers margined lighter; outer feather 

 on each side dull white over the greater portion or the whole of outer 

 web, and often a poi'tion of the inner; next two feathers tipped with 

 the same. Tail underneath grey ; upper tail-coverts inclining to olive 

 brown ; under tail-coverts pale brownish white, with a tinge of faint 

 rose red ; leg pale rusty brown ; toes darker with more of an olive 

 tinge ; claws dusky brown. 



" Length. — 5^ to 6 inches, bill bluish brown, base of under mandible 

 yellowish brown, and the corners of the mouth yellowish green. Iris 

 brownish yellow. A winter visitant." — Morris, Br. Bird, vol. iii. p. 227. 



Hab. — Europe, extending to Persia, Siberia and Turkistan; Sind, 

 Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Bengal, Guzerat? Western, Central and 

 Southern Africa. 



