LUSCINIOLA. 2C3 



Length. 5-25 inches; wing 2-2 to 2-65; tail 175 to 2*2; culmen 0-55; 

 tarsus 0-8 ; 4th and 5th primaries nearly equal and longest ; 2nd about equal 

 to loth ; 1st 0-65 to 0*85 inch. 



Hal. N.-W. and Central Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, Central India, and the 

 Concan ; at Matheran and Deccan. 



Jerdon's Grass- Warbler has been obtained near Jaumah in Central India, 

 also on the Northern Ghauts and at Mhow, Saugor, and Khandeish. Jerdon 

 says it frequents trees, but is more common in bushes and shrubs near rocks, 

 and especially on rocky cliffs, which it appears to affect much. It probably 

 breeds in the alpine districts of the Himalayas. 



319. LuSCiniola fllSCata, (Blyth) Seebohm, Cat. B. Br. Mus. v. 

 p. 127. Phyllopneuste fuscata, Blyth, J. A. S.fi.xi.p. 113; Blyth and 



Wald. B. Burm. p. 105. Horornis fulviventris, Hodgs. MS. Drawings B. 

 Nepaul, pi. 63; id. P. Z. S. 1845, P- 31. Phylloscopus brunneus, Blyth, 

 J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 591. Phylloscopus fuscatus, (Blyth) Jerd. B. Ind. ii. 

 p. 191; Seebhom, Ibis, 1877, p. 85; Armstrong, Str. F. iv. p. 329; Hume 

 and D&v., Str. F. vi. p. 352; Cripps, Str. F. vii. p. 285 ; Hume, Str. F. 

 viii. p, 102. Herbrvocula fuscata, (Blyth) Oates, . Br. Burm. i. p. 92. 

 The BROWN BUSH- WARBLER. 



Upper parts brown ; wing and tail the same, but edged exteriorly with olive 

 brown, and on the inner webs with pale buff or olive brown ; supercilium, 

 reaching to the nape, buff ; cheeks and ear coverts buff, tinged with brown. 

 Chin, throat, and abdomen buffy white ; breast, flanks, axillaries, vent, and 

 under tail coverts rich buff; bill Phylloscopine ; upper mandible dark brown; 

 under mandible pale ; rictal bristles fairly developed ; iris brown ; legs and 

 feet dusky flesh colour ; claws yellowish horn colour. 



Length. 5*3 inches; wing 2*3 to 2*55; tail 2'2 to 2-4; culmen 0-45 to 

 0*49 ; tarsus O'S to 0*9. 



Hab. N.-W. Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, Assam, British Burmah, and Nepaul. 

 In India it is a winter visitor. Oates says during this season it is common 

 to every portion of Pegu. Mr. Davison got it at Tenasserim as far south as 

 Tavoy. It also winters in South China. In summer it is found in Eastern 

 Siberia and Japan. According to Seebohm it breeds in South-Eastern Siberia. 



The Brown Bush-Warbler confines itself to low jungle and grass land, and, 

 according to Seebohm, is especially fond of wet localities and the banks of 

 nullahs and ditches. It has a low single note, which it frequently utters while 

 flitting from spot to spot. 



320. LuSCiniola SChwarzi, (Radde) Seebohm, Ibis, 1880, p. 277 ; 

 id. Cat. B. Br. Mus. v. p. 128. Sylvia (Phyllopneuste) schwarzi, Raddc, 

 Reis. Sibir. Voy. p. 260. Herbivocula schwarzi, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, 

 p. 3 $4 ; Oafes, B. Br, Burm. i. p. 9. Phylloscopus brooksi, Wald. in Bl. 



