488 NOTES ON THE AVTFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO 



bS2his. — Sylvia cinerea, Bonap. 



This large species of Grey Warbler is notuncommonat Monnt 

 Aboo in the rains and at the commencement of the cold weather. 

 I did not recognize the bird at first, but Mr. Hume kindly 

 identified skins for me, and so I became enlightened. It occurs 

 also in the plains, arriving- about the 8th September. 



[This is one of the Western forms that strays into Western 

 India chiefly, I believe, during the month of September. I first 

 received this from Aboo many years ago from Dr. King, and 

 later he procured other specimens at Jodhpoor itself and near 

 Pallee. I have never yet received it from Sindh, Cutch or 

 Kattiawar, but have little doubt that it will prove to occur in 

 all. It should be looked for at the close of the monsoon. 



This species is not included by Dr. Jerdon, and I therefore 

 subjoin a description of Captain Butler's specimen as I have no 

 other by me here. 



A female, killed by Dr. King at Aboo, measured in the flesh : 

 Length, 6 ; expanse, 8*5 ; tail, 2'32 ; wing, 2*85 ; the closed 

 wing reached to within 1*32 of the end of the tail. 



The present specimen also a female measured : length, 625 ; 

 wing, 2*87 ; tail, 3'0; bill at front, - 44 ; from gape, 62. 

 The legs and feet are yellowish brown ; the bill dusky above, 

 fleshy at base of lower mandible ; the irides yellowish brown. 



The entire upper surface is a moderately dark, I should 

 say somewhat reddish soot?/, many would say reddish ashy 

 brown, more cinereous on the head, and with the tertials and 

 their greater coverts, (and this is the recognizable feature) 

 rather broadly margined, with pale dull ferruginous. The 

 lores are albescent or greyish white, with traces of a greyer 

 line through them ; chin, upper throat and eyelid feathers pure 

 white ; ear-coverts silky brown ; lower throat, breast and 

 middle of abdomen white, tinged with pale vinaceous buff; sides 

 and flanks tinged with brown ; first primary very minute, 

 second primary longest, or second and third equal and longest. 

 Tail a good deal rounded ; exterior feather 0*4 shorter than 

 longest, a paler brown than the rest and margined with white ; 

 next feather tipped with brownish white ; quills and greater 

 coverts and tail feathers all paler margined ; axillaries greyish 

 white ; tibial plumes buffy white ; tarsi stout, - 87 in 

 length.— A. 0. H.] 



583.— Sylvia curruca, Gmel. 



The Lesser White Throat is very common in the cold weather 

 both on the hills and in the plains, arriving early in September. 



[Throughout the entire region— See remarks on No. 582. 

 —A. 0. H.] 



