84 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



Bill dusky-brown above, paler below ; iris dark brown ; 

 legs and feet brownish-gray. 



Length 4*2; wing 2*2; tail 1*7; tarsus • 7 ; bill from 

 gape '6. 



Distribution. — This sub-species breeds in some part of the 

 Himalayas and winters over a great part of India. Stray 

 specimens probably visit Ceylon on occasions. 



There is a single specimen in the Colombo Museum obtained 

 at Ratnapura in March, 1909. 



Habits. — Much the same as those of thepreceding sub-species. 

 Specimens may be looked for during the north-east monsoon. 



ACANTHOPNEUSTE MAGNIROSTRIS, 



The Large-billed Willow Warbler. 



Acanthopneuste magnirostris (Gates, Vol. I., p. 415) ; Phyllosco- 

 pus magnirostris (Legge, p. 553). 



Description. — Upper plumage very dark olive-green, darkest 

 on the head ; wing coverts and wing brown, edged with rather 

 brighter olive-green, the median coverts have small and the 

 greater coverts broader yellowish-white tij)S, forming two 

 wing bars ; these bars tend to disappear towards the moulting 

 season owing to abrasion ; tail feathers brown, with olive- 

 green edges on the outer webs and pale tips on the lower 

 surface. A yellowish -white streak over the eye ; lores and 

 behind the eye brown ; lower plumage pale grayish-yellow ; 

 wing-lining pale yellow. 



Bill dusky -brown above, paler beneath ; iris earth-brown ; 

 legs and feet bluish-gray. 



Length 5 • 4 ; wing 2*7; tail 2*2; tarsus • 75 ; bill from 

 gape '65. 



Distributio7i. — Like other Willow Warblers, this species 

 breeds on the slopes of the Himalayas, and visits a great 

 portion of India in winter. During the north-east monsoon 

 it is common in many parts of the Island, especially in the 

 drier forest tracts. It also occurs on the hills. 



Habits. — Unlike the Green Willow Warbler, this species is 

 not found near civilization, but prefers the jungle, where it 



