THE BIRDS OF NORTH KANARA. 663 



381. Cisticola cursitans, Frank!. 



A fairly common bird in the long grass on the sides of the tanks in 

 the east of the district. 1 have also noticed it near the Gairsoppa falls, 

 and at Bhutkul. It breeds in September and October. 



382. Franklinia gracilis, Frankl. 



A scarce bird, but noticed along the coast occasionally from Karwar 

 to Bhutkul, and also about Palla in the north-east of the district. I 

 have taken eggs in September at Karwar. 



393. Arundinax ^edon, Pall. 



I have obtained one or two specimens of this bird in the cold wea- 

 ther. They were obtained both above and below the Ghats. 

 408. Phylloscopus indious, Jerd. 



I obtained a single specimen of this bird at Bhutkul in January 

 1890, but have never come across one since. It was scrambling about 

 in thick undergrowth among rocks. 



422. ACANTHOPNEUSTE VIRIDANUS, Blyth. 



This is the only tree warbler I have been able to identify in Kanara, 

 and I have obtained a good many specimens in places both above 

 and below the Ghats. I have shot warblers whenever I had the 

 chance in hopes of coming across other species, but without 

 success. 



464. Prinia socialis, Sykes. 

 Occasionally seen along the coast among the sugarcane fields ; also 

 noticed at Halyal. It is a permanent resident, breeding in the middle 

 of the rains. 



466. Prinia inornata, Sykes. 

 A rare bird found only in the extreme east of the district, and along 

 the coast. It breeds in September about Bunwasi. 

 473. Lanius vittatus, Val. 

 A mere straggler to the east of the district. I have only twice 

 come across it ; both times being near the Dharwar frontier. 

 47b*. Lanius erythronotus, Vig. 

 A permanent resident, common along the coast and in the east of the 

 district. It breeds about Halyal in the end of April, and in May. 

 481. Lanius cristatus, Linn. 

 A not infrequent cold weather visitant both to the coast and to the 

 eastern part of the district. 



