C 18a) 
(531) OrrHoromus CORONATUS, Golden-headed  Tailor-Bird, as- 
cends a good deal higher, the hill side than former species. I have 
several times seen their nest at Mineral Springs and Minchu about 
the elevation of 5,000 feet. When observed these birds appear to 
be hunting amongst the bushes, usually they seem to pay but little 
heed to the outer world, so intent are they to secure some relish in 
nature’s great market-garden. Nevertheless when watched, as 
though unheeded they hop and flutter, artfully away, out of sight 
amongst tangled bushes. Frequently you hear this bird calling to 
its pair as it wanders. I don’t think it is a stretch of imagination 
to say that he calls out “pretty-pretty-pretty,’ perhaps more like 
““‘twetee-twetec-twetee!’ Tailor-birds are quite a “model pair,” and 
become attached to each other, an admirable qualification found in 
most birds. Both sexes co-operating with each other, when con- 
structing their nests, in true workman-like fashion, usually the 
leaves are sewn with horse-hair. I have frequently examined a 
perfect little knot, made to fasten the hair used. Eggs are small, 
oval in shape, having a greenish or yellowish ground, as the case 
might be, spotted, above, with blotches of reddish brown at large 
end. Coronatus is pale olive-green on back and wings ; chin, throat 
and breast white, with a light coloured centre line ; top of the head 
is conspicuous golden-fulvous, ashy about the nape ; tail dusky in 
colour with feathers edged greenish; bill brown; irides light 
yellow brown. 
GENUS PRINIA, AND CISTICOLA 
Are similar to foregoing species in many respects, differing 
slightly in build and colour. These birds have a shorter and more 
slender bill; tail is long and graduated, usually of 10 feathers. C%sticola 
has shorter wings and 12 tail feathers, which are shorter than 
former group ; bill short, slender and slightly curved; wings 3rd, 
4th and 5th quills the longest ; tarsus long ; feet large ; hind toe and 
claws long. 
These birds are on an average 45 inches in length, most of them 
have streaked feathers. Neither of these two genera are found in 
Darjeeling. One or two stray species are occasionally observed, 
most of them remain in the plains. A few ascend our hill sides 
scarcely 1,000 feet ; one species is known to ascend high altitudes. 
(537) PRINIA CINEREO-CAPILLA, Hodgson’s Wren-JVarbler, is one - 
of the honourable exceptions, for it retires to Tongloo in spring. 
This bird is rare, and dificult to find, as Wren-Warblers usually are 
shy and thicket loving birds. In size it is 44 inches; bill black; irides 
buff ; colour of the bird, above, is bright rufous brown, on the back, 
