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as long as 2nd, which is generally between the 7th and 8th or 8th 

 and 9th, or merely as long as 9th. 4th and 5th primaries longest 

 and nearly equal, 3rd only a little shorter. Tail slightly rounded. 

 Tarsi covered in front with lamina divided into a few long scutes, 

 which in old birds are obsolete. Colour like Reed-Warbler. Sexes 

 alike. One species. Distribution see under H. schwarzi. 



HERBIVOCULA SCHWARZI 



134. Herbivocula schwarzi (Radde). — RADDE'S BUSH- 

 WARBLER. 



Sylvia (Phyllopneuste) Schwarzi Radde, Reise Siiden v. O. Sibirien. 

 n, p. 260, pi. IX (1863 — Tarei Nor and Bureja Mountains). 

 Lusciniola schwarzi (Radde), Saunders, p. 73*. 



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A. Radde's Busb-Wnrbler {Herbivocula schwarzi) 

 li. The Dusky Warbler (PhyUoscopus fuscalus). 



Description. — Adult male and female. Winter. — Whole crown 

 brown sometimes tinged olive ; mantle, scapulars and rump olive 

 to olive-brown ; upper tail-coverts bro\vn tinged rufous ; prominent 

 stripe over and behind eye pale buff or cream ; lores and ill-defined 

 streak behind eye dark brown ; under eye and ear -coverts pale 

 brown speckled pale buff or pale yellowish ; chin and throat pale 

 buff to white ; upper-breast pale brown to tawny-buff ; flanks 

 and under tail-coverts tawny-buff to bright buff ; centre of breast 

 and belly white often tinged pale yellow and sometimes rather 

 brighter yellow ; axillaries and under wing-coverts bright buff ; 

 tail-feathers brown ; wing-feathers dark brown, inner webs narrowly 

 fringed dull white, outer webs fringed olive-brown to more rufous- 

 brown ; all wing-coverts olive -brown. This plumage is acquired by 

 complete moult in early autumn. Summer. — ^Apparently no moult. 

 Abrasion gradually makes upper-parts more greyish-brown and 

 under-parts paler and whiter. 



