BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT. 611 



Wherever tins bird is there is nearly sure to be a number of other 

 birds, comprising. as a rule G, pedoralis^ C. chinensis, G. rufulus^ &c. 



Family Sylviidm. 

 Genus Ortkotomus (Horsf., 1821). 



No. 374. Orthotomus sutorius (Forst.)— The Indian Tailor-bird. 



Hume,."N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 231 ; David and Wenden, 

 ''S.F.," Vol. VII, p. 83 ; Scully, "S.F.," Vol. VIII, p. 305; 

 Brooks, ''S. F.," Vol. VIII, p. 476 ; Dav., " S. F., " Vol X, p. 

 390 ; Reid, " S. F,, " Vol. X, p. 45 ; Hume, "S. F.," Vol. XI, p. 

 206. 



This bird is very common everywhere, frequenting gardens, small '^^ 



jungle, &C. Pat-teep-teep 



No. 375. Orthotomus atrigularis (Temm.) — The Black-necked 



Tailor-bird. 

 Hume, " N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 235 ; Hume and Dav., " S. 

 F.," Vol. VI, p. 345 ; Gates, " S. F.," Vol. X, p. 219 ; Hume, " S. F.," 

 Vol. XI, p. 206. 



I have only once seen a specimen of this bird. I do not know whe- ^2 



ther it is a permanent resident or not. (It is. E. C. S. B.) 

 Genus Graminicola (Jerd., 1863.) 

 No. 338. Graminicola^ bengalensis (Jerd.) — The large Grass 



Warbler. 

 Hume, " N. and E,/' 2nd Ed., Vol. I., p. 249 ; Hume, '* S. F.," Vol. 

 IX, p. 255. 



This bird is mentioned by Mr. J. Inglis as common in North-East 43 

 Cachar, but I have never come across it here in the grass. 

 Genus Megalurus (Horsf., 1821). 

 No. 389. Megaluris palustris (Horsf.) — The Striated Marsh 



Warbler. 

 " N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 249 ; Ball, " S. F.," Vol. IV, p. 

 233 ; Hume and Dav., " S. F.," Vol. VI, p. 295 ; Hume, " S. F.," 

 Vol. IX, p. 253 ; id., Vol. XI, p. 175 ; Gates, " S. F.," Vol. X, p. 209. 



This bird is very common, frequenting grass and reed jungle. It 4i 



has a habit of flying straight up in the air like a lark, uttering its loud 

 song, then alighting again a short distance off. Although very 

 common, I have never managed to find its nest. 



