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the end of the cold weather. It frequents rocky ground 

 overgrown with either low or high tree jungle or even low- 

 bush jungle. 



[Occurs nowhere, so far as I yet know, throughout the entire 

 region, though a straggler has been obtained on its extreme 

 eastern limit near Sambhur by Mr. Adam. — A. 0. H.J 



581.— Sylvia orphea, Ternm. 



The Black-capped Warbler is tolerably common in the plains 

 and affects the same localities precisely as Otocompsa leucotis, but 

 I did not observe in at Mount Aboo. It arrives in September, 

 and I have' a fine specimen (£) shot on the 26th of that 

 month in a low babool jungle near Deesa this year (1875) and 

 another (P) shot near the same place about a fortnight later. 



[This should probably appear as Sylvia Jerdoni, Blytli (J. 

 A. S., XVI., 439). At the same time I am not prepared to 

 assert that the slightly longer-billed Asiatic form, that winters 

 in India and breeds in Central Asia, really deserves specific 

 separation, and hence I allow Captain Butler's title to stand. 



This species was not common about Ahmedabad. Very- 

 rare about Jodhpoor itself and the neighbourhood of Sambhur ; 

 more common in Cutch, and more so in the neighbourhood 

 of the larger rivers, in Sindh. From Kattiawar, I have one 

 specimen from the foot of Mount Girnar. — A. 0. H.] 



582.— Sylvia affinis, Blyth. 



The Allied Grey Warbler is common on the hills and in the 

 plains during the cold weather. I saw it at Mount Aboo 

 as late as the beginning of May. 



It arrives about the 8th of September. 



I may mention that I do not understand Mr. Brooks' remark 

 " S. F.,"" Vol. II. p. 332, on the subject of White Throats : " Your 

 six-inch birds must have been abnormal monsters," as from 

 my experience 6 inches is about the average length of Sylvia 

 affinis, Blyth, as the following measurements taken by 

 myself in the flesh will prove : 



Sex Length ; Wing ; Tail ; Bill at front ; Bill from gape. 

 <? 6 275 275 42 062 



? 575 2'44 262 34 0-59 



? 6 2-5 275 0-37 0-56 



[We have specimens of both supposed species, affinis and 

 curruca from each sub -division of the whole region. I have 

 already discussed (I., 197) the extreme difficulty that exists 

 in separating these two which clearly run into each other, and 

 of both of which, as well of intermediate forms, specimens 

 may be obtained, where ever, in India at any rate, the species 

 occurs at all. — A. 0. H.] 



