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387. Laticilla cinerascens. Daifs Long-tailed Grass- Warbler. 



Eurycercus cinerascens, Wald. A. M. N. H. (4) xiv, p. 156 (1874) ; 



Hume, S. F. iii, p. 280 ; id. Cat. no. 443 bis. 

 Laticilla cinerascens (Wctld.), Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 119. 



Coloration. Upper plumage ashy olive streaked with brown ; 

 upper wing-coverts and visible portions of quills plain ashy olive, 

 with the shafts and the portion near them very dark brown, and 

 probably with fulvous tips ; lores, a ring round the eye, cheeks, 

 chin, and throat pure white; remainder of lower plumage pale 

 greyish white; upper part of ear-coverts ashy olive, lower part 

 albescent. 



Bill in the dry state dark brown, with the base of the lower 

 mandible pale ; legs dark brown. 



Length about 6 ; tail 3'2, and probably up to 4 ; wing 2 ; 

 tarsus '8 ; bill from gape *6. 



The only two specimens of this bird known are in the British 

 Museum. They are poor skins, and it is difficult to draw up a 

 very accurate description from them, especially of the tail, which 

 is very much worn down in both examples. 



Distribution. Dhubri, Lower Assam, where the types were pro- 

 cured by Dr. Day on the 27th November, 1873. 



Genus GRAMINICOLA, Jerd., 1863. 



The genus Graminicola contains but one species, and this is found 

 in India. It has only a partial moult in the spring, confined appa- 

 rently to the tail, which varies considerably in length at the two 

 seasons. The sexes are alike. The upper plumage is streaked, 

 and the tail is very ample. 



This bird frequents grass-lands, and is very fond of concealment. 

 It is a resident species, probably never moving more than a few 

 yards from its selected home. 



The bill of this genus is tolerably stout and about half the 

 length of the head, and there are four large rictal bristles, but no 

 supplementary hairs, and the feathers of the forehead are firm and 

 close. The wing is like that of Laticilla. The tail is very large 

 and greatly graduated. 



388. Graminicola "bengalensis. The Large Grass- Warbler. 



? Megalurus verreauxi, Tytler, A. M. N. H. (2) xiv, p. 176 (18/54) 



(descr. nulla). 

 Graminicola benjralensis, Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 177 (1863) ; Godio.-Aust. 



J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. ii, p. 167; xlv, pt. ii, p. 80; Hume, Cat. 



no. 542 ; id. S. F. ix, p. 255 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 234 ; Gates 



in Hume's N. $ E. 2nd ed. i, p. 249. 

 Drymoica bengalensis (Jerd.), Hume. N. fy E. p. 345. 



Coloration. Forehead, crown, nape, back, and upper tail-coverts 

 black, each feather edged with tawny fulvous ; rump plain tawny 



