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blotched, streaked or spotted with red-brown ; these markings 

 sometimes form a zone at the large end. Occasionally the 

 eggs are of a greenish-white colour ; they measure 0'64 inches 

 in length, by 0'45 in breadth. 



GENUS, Prinia, Horsfield. 



Bill moderately long, very slender, straight, entire ; rictal 

 bristles distinct; tail much graduated, rather long, of ten or 

 v twelve feathers ; feet much as in Orthotomus. 



Prinia flaviventris, Deless. 



532. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 169 ; Murray's Verte- 

 brate Zoology of Sind, p. 152. 



THE YELLOW-BELLIED WREN WARBLER. 



Length, 5*25 ; expanse, 6*3 ; wing, 1*87 ; tail, 2'9 ; tarsus, 075 ; 

 bill at front, 0'5. 



Bill black, fleshy at base beneath ; hides reddish -ye How ; legs 

 deep yellow. 



Head, with lores and ear-coverts, dark ashy ; back, wings, and 

 tail, dull olive-green ; the quills dusky-brown ; chin, throat, and 

 breast, white ; the abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts, bright 

 canary-yellow. 



The Yellow-bellied Wren Warbler is a permanent resident 

 In Sind, where it breeds from June to September. The nest is 

 tailor-bird like, but the eggs are bright brick-red without 

 spots. 



It has not been recorded from any other portion of the 

 district. 



Pririia adamsi, Jerdon. 



533.- Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 170 ; Butler, Deccan ; 



Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 406. 



THE WHITE-BELLIED WREN WARBLER. 



Bill black ; legs yellow. 



Above greenish, the tail tipped with white ; cheeks, throat, 

 and breast, whitish-yellow ; belly and vent white, tinged with 

 yellow ; tail long, graduated ; legs long. 



The White-bellied Wren Warbler is not, I believe, a good 

 species. Dr. Adams stated that he found it at Poona in the 

 corn-fields. No one else seems ever to have met with it. 



Prinia social is, SyJces. 



534. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 170 ; Butler, Guzerat , 

 Stray Feathers, Vol. Ill, p. 479 ; Deccan, Stray Feathers; 

 Vol. IX, p. 406. 



THE DARK-ASHY WREN WARBLER. 

 Length, 5*25 ; expanse, 6 ; wings, 2 ; tail, 2'8 ; tarsus, 0*8 ; bill 



at front, 0'45 ; bill at gape, 0'5. 



