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to be built entirely by the cock bird and I never once saw the 

 hen, which had no doubt met with some misadventure, and needless to 

 say the nest never contained eggs. Another nest I found in the Ravi 

 plantation was in the middle of a small clump of grass at the foot of a 

 low shrub, in exactly such a silt as a nightingale might choose. I 

 have not found this bird further north than Wazirabad. 



392. The Bristled Grass-warbler — Chmtornis locustelloides. 



I have sent a separate account to this Journal of the breeding of 

 this bird at Lahore. It appears to be only a migrant to Lahore in'^the 

 monsoon and to breed in the grass rakh in August and possibly 

 September. 



402. The Indian Lesser White-throated Warbler — Sylvia affinu. 



A fairly common cold iveather visitor to Lahore where it arrives in 

 the beginning of September and leaves by the end of April. 



407. The Brown Willow-warbler— P%//oscopM,s tvistis. 



A common cold weather visitor to Lahore, arriving at the end of 

 September and leaving towards the end of April, the latest date I 

 have observed it being 3rd May. It is a great frequenter of farash 

 trees and can be identified by its feeble imitation of the song of the 

 Chiff Chaff which it utters with great persistency in the spring. 



421. The Green Willow-warbler — Acanthopneuste nitidus. 



I have only observed this bird at Lahore in October, but it probably 

 passes through in the spring if it does not remain during the cold wea- 

 ther. In any case I do not think it is common. 



422. The Large-crowned Willow-warbler — Acavthop7ieuste occipitalis. 



I think I have seen this bird at Lahore in November, but as I did not 

 shoot it I cannot be certain. 

 462. The Streaked Wren-warbler — Prinia lepida. 



Rather local at Lahore though I fancy a resident. I have found 

 nests in April and May. In voice, appearance and habits this bird so 

 closely resembles the Indian Wren-warbler that it is almost impossible to 

 distinguish them except in the hand, though the nest and eggs are an 

 infallible guide. 

 464. The Ashy "^^en-warbler — Prinia socialis. 



A common permanent resident. I have found nests of both descrip- 

 tions {i. e., sewn in a leaf and of the ordinary kind) in every month 

 from May to August. 

 466. The Indian Wren-warbler — Prinia inornata. 



The commonest resident warbler. Breeds chiefly from June to 

 September and I have found practically unmarked blue eggs, and eggs 

 with the ordinary markings but with the ground colour white instead 

 of blue. 

 469. The Indian Grey-shrike — Lanius lahtora. 



A fairly common resident. Breeds from March to June, but 

 chiefly in the former month. 

 473. The Bay-backed Shrike — Lanius vittafus. 



A very common permanent resident. Breeds from March to July, 

 chiefly in April and May. 

 476. The Rufous-backed Shrike— iowiMS erythronotus . 



I have seen this bird on three occasions during the hot weather at 

 Lahore, but have never found its nest and doubt whether it can breed 

 there., I do not remember having seen it during the cold weather 

 {i. <?., earlier than April) and it is always scarce. 

 479. The Pale Brown shrike — Lanius isabellinus. 



I have seen a shrike which I attributed to this species in September 

 and March at Lahore. As, howeve?^' I did not shoot the bird, I cannot 

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