]58 Col. R. Meinertzhagen on the [Ibis, 



The nest was in a thorn bush, and was made of coarse grass 

 with a lining of fine grass and hair. Eggs greenish white, 

 spotted and speckled with greenish grey and greenish brown. 

 They measured '71 by '54 inch. 



The parent is undoubtedly referable to this form, being 

 much grej'er on the flanks than typical specimens and having 

 a wing-measurement of 80 mm. 



Sylvia curruca. 



S. c. affin'is Blyth. 

 A female in the Quetta Museum was obtained at Ziarat 

 on 14. viii. I did not meet with this race. 



S. c. minida Hume. ( = mimiscula Gates, F. B. I.) 

 Mainly a bird of passage on both migrations, in spring 

 from early March to the end of April, sometimes seen in 

 small parties, and returning again in autumn from October 

 till the third week of November. I did, however, obtain two 

 examples at Ziarat on 21. vii. and 24. vii., and it seems more 

 than likely that they nest there, as I saw several l)irds of the 

 year, and those that I observed showed no signs of Iteing on 

 nassaoe. but were always to be found in exactly the same 

 place day after day. 



Sylvia althaea Hume. 



A fairly common summer visitor to the juniper forests 

 of Ziarat, where, though I never found a nest, the birds 

 were in })lenty from June to the end of August, and several 

 family parties were seen. Six were obtained ))etween 24. vii. 

 and l»0. vii., all in full moult. Their autumn departure was 

 not recorded, neither was their spring arrival, except for one 

 male I obtained at Quetta on l.iv. They doubtless pass 

 direct from their breeding haunts to the Indian Plains and 

 rice versa, without tarrying on their way, as is the custom 

 with most Warblers. 



Sylvia nana. 



>S'. n. nana (Hemp. & Ehr.). 

 I never met with this bird, but AVatson obtained a 

 specimen at Sanzal in northern Baluchistan. 



