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though loud, is short and abrupt, and sounds as if the bird 

 never did more than commence its song. It places its nest in 

 a bush-covered ravine either on the ground or in a bush close 

 to the ground. The nest resembles that of Savi's Warbler, but 

 is deeper and not so wide, and is constructed of broader flags. 

 The eggs resemble those of Cettici cettii, though rather darker, 

 and are either unspotted or finely spotted with small spots 

 scarcely darker than the ground colour, which occasionally form 

 a wreath round the larger end. In size they average about 

 078 by 0-6. 



196. SUBSP. CETTIA MINUTA. 



Cettia minuta (Swinlioe), Ibis, 1860, p. 52 ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Br. Mus. 

 v. p. 141 : Pleske, Orn. Ross. ii. p. 650. Taf. iv. fig. 4 ; Tacz. F. (X 

 Sib. 0. p. 233. 



<$ (China). Resembles C. canturians, but is smaller, and has the tail 

 proportionately shorter, but the wing formula is the same. Culmen 0'6, 

 wing 2'45, tail 2'15, tarsus 0'95 inch. 



Hob. Hainan and South China, and as far north as the island 

 of Askold in southern Ussuri land. 



In its habits and note it is said to differ from the preceding 

 species, but I do not find any description of either. Its nest 

 and eggs are as yet unknown. 



197. JAPANESE BUSH- WARBLER. 

 CETTIA CANTANS. 



Cettia cantans (Temm. and Schlegel), Faun. Jap. Aves, p. 51. pi. xix. 

 (1847) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Br. Mus. v. p. 139 ; 8. cantillam Temm. and 

 Schlegel, Fauna. Jap. Aves, p. 52, pi. xx. 



UgiusM, Jap. 



$ ad. (Japan). Upper parts russet brown, paler on the rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts rather paler ; back washed with olivaceous ; forehead 

 rich russet brown ; supercilium buffy white, rather indistinct ; wings and 

 tail brown externally, margined with russet brown ; under parts white, 

 washed with buffy brown on the breast flanks and under tail-coverts ; 

 axillaries pale yellow, under wing-coverts whiter ; bill dark brown ; under 

 mandible pale horn at the base ; legs pale horn ; iris brown. Culmen 0'6, 

 wing 2-6, tail 2*7, tarsus 0'9 inch ; first quill rather more than half as long 

 as the second, which about equals the tenth ; fourth, fifth, and sixth nearly 

 equal and longest. Female rather smaller. In the autumn the upper 

 parts are more rufous, and the under parts somewhat darker. 



Hob. Japan and Formosa, breeding near Yokohama in the 

 mountains, and wintering in the plains. 



