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483.— Pratincola indica, Blyth. 



24tk March 1878, Male.— Length, 5'50; expanse, 8'25 ; 

 wing-, 2-58; tail from vent, 2*08 ; tarsus, 083; bill from gape, 

 0-5b' ; at front, 40; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 l'O ; weight, 0*37 oz. Bill and legs black. 



\\th April, female. — Length, 5 - 75 ; expanse, 8"25 ; wing, 

 2*60 ; tail from vent, 192 ; tarsus, 0-83 ; bill from gape, 072"; 

 at front, - 36 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 090 ; 

 weight, 0*5 oz. Bill and legs black. 



Common during the cold weather. Very shy ; keeping well 

 out of range ; frequents bushes in open plains and cultivated 

 fields, but avoids forest and the vicinity of villages. The last one 

 I saw this season was on the 17th April ; it has a peculiar 

 habit of jerking its tail up and down while perching on a twig. 



497.— Ruticilla rufiventris, Vieillot. 



16th March 1878, Male. — Length, 6*0; expanse, 10*37 ; wing, 

 3*37 ; tail from vent, 2*66 ; tarsus, 0*92; bill from gape, 066; 

 at front, 0-42; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 092; 

 weight, 0"62 oz. Mouth, inside yellow. 



Rather common in the cold weather ; it affects gardens, 

 hedgerows and cultivated fields. I have never heard it utter 

 a note. 



514.— Cyanecula suecica, Lin. 



6th February 1878, Female.— Length, 5*50; expanse, 8'25 ; 

 wing, 2-75; tail from vent, 2*0; tarsus, T04 ; bill from gape, 

 " 67 ; at front, 0*48 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 1*15 



Very common in the cold weather when small parties are 

 flushed from the rapeseed fields amongst which they are very 

 fond of skulking. 



516.— Acrocephalus dumetorum, Blyth. 



22nd January 1878. — Length, 5 - 66; expanse, 6-50; wing, 

 2-42 ; tail from vent, 2*12 ; tarsus, 0'83 ; bill from gape, 0'66 ; 

 at front, 0*46 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 1*10. 

 Irides brown ; legs greenish brown ; lower bill whitish ; upper 

 ditto horny. 



2bth March, Male. — Length, 5*75; expanse, 7*25 ; wing, 2*33 

 tail from vent, 2*16 ; tarsus, 090; bill from gape, 0*70 

 at front, 0*50; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 1-66 

 weight, - 37 oz. Irides greenish brown ; legs horny ; bill dusky 

 above, fleshy beneath. 



\3lfi April, Male.— Length, 5*92; expanse, 7'25 ; wing, 2*50; 

 tail from vent, 208 ; tarsus, 0*87 ; bill from gape, 0*75 ; at 



