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(155) Acanthoptila nepalensis. — The Spiny Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 391 ; Hume, No. 431. 

 I found this bird frequenting the ekra and sun-grass growing along 

 the banks of the Kopili, where it enters the Assam Valley. 



(156) Ch^tornis LOCUSTELLOiDES.--The Bristled Grass-Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 392 ; Hume, No. 441. 



A single specimen, a female, was brought to me with a nest and 

 three smashed eggs in June, 1891, at the hot springs. This is the 

 only bird of the species I have ever obtained, though the Mikir (who 

 brought the nest) assured me that they were fairly common. 



(157) Arundinax acdon.— The Thick-billed Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 393 ; Hume, No. 518. 

 Recorded from Cachar. I have never met with it. 



(158) Phylloseopus affinis.— TickelPs Willow- Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 405 ; Hume, No. 561. 

 One of the most common willow-warblers to be found during the 

 cold weather in North Cachar. 



(159) P. tristis. — The Brown Willow-Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 407 ; Hume, No. 554. 

 Most commonly found from December to the end of March, but 

 never anything but rare. 



(160) P. iNDicus. — The Olivaceus Willow- Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 408 ; Hume, No. 562. 

 A very rare visitor. I have met with but one specimen. 



(161) P. fuscatus. — The Dusky Willow- Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 410 ; Hume, No. 555. 

 A rare bird. Some years I have not noticed it at all. 



(162) P. pulcher. — The Orange-barred Willow- Warbler. 



Oates, No. 414 ; Hume, No. 568. 



(163) P. proregulus. — Pallas's Willow- Warbler. 



Oates, No. 415 ; Hume, No. 560. 



This bird is very common during the cold weather, and some few 

 birds remain in these hills all the year round, for, in 1888, I took a 

 rest containing three eggs. The nest is exactly like those described 

 by Captain Cock (in Hume's iC Nests and Eggs-," vol. I, pp. 260-1), 

 namely, globular shaped, made of moss and very thickly lined with 



