308 ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 
in the Tapti below Prakasha. From the way the birds were 
singing both on the wing and on the bushes I cannot help think- 
ing they were going to “breed. 
516.—Acrocephalus dumetorum,* Blyth. The Lesser 
Reed Warbler. 
Cold weather visitant. Tolerably common throughout the 
district in suitable places. 
530.—Orthotomus sutorius,* forsf. The Indian 
Tailor Bird. 
Permanent resident. Common throughout the district; 
breeding in June and July. 
535.—Prinia stewarti,* Bly. The Lesser Ashy 
Wren Babbler. 
Permanent resident. Common all through the plains. Breeds 
abundantly in July and August round Dhulia. 
536.—Prinia gracilis,* Frankl. Prinia hodgsoni, 
Blyth. Franklin’s Wren Warbler. 
Permanent resident. Common all over the district. It 
breeds in the rains, but its nests are difficult to find. All the 
eggs found were an unspotted blue. 
539.—Cisticola cursitans,* Frankl. The Fantail 
Warbler. 
Probably a permanent resident. Only however noticed by 
me during the cold weather, and only in the west of Dhulia 
and in Pimpalnir. It was common there in marshy spots along 
the Panjra. 
543.—Drymeca inornata,* Sykes. The Earth-brown 
Wren Warbler. 
Permanent resident. Not common but found through the 
plain districts. Breeds in September and October round Dhulia. 
? 5440is.—Drymeeca rufescens, Hume. The Great 
Rufous Wren Warbler. 
A large Wren Warbler. was noticed by me at Laling in 
September, and its nest with three eggs found there. One of 
these I sent to Mr. Hume, who replied that he thought it to be 
the ege of this bird. I was not able to get a specimen. 
