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where, and they are then generally rather paler and more blotchy than 

 in the other eggs. The third type is similar to the commonest type 

 of egg of S. crinigera — that is to say, it has a pale yellowish flesh- 

 coloured ground, and the markings, which are of a pale reddish, are 

 freckles aud blotches rather than well defined spots. 



One hundred eggs average "63" X "47" and range between , 57"X*66" 

 and in breadth between "45" X '51". In shape they are broad, regular 

 ovals, and abnormal shaped eggs are very rare. The texture is fine 

 and close, and some eggs show a slight gloss. 



(190) Peinia Flaviventris. — The Yellow-bellied Wren- Warbler. 



Oates, No. 463 ; Hume, No. 532. 

 The following details as to plumage are not noted by Oates : — 

 Lores dark greyish-ashy. 



. The tail is always barred in summer, the final bar being broader 



and more strongly developed. Irides reddish -tan or pure tan. 



In the female the lower mandible seems to be always paler in colour. 



I can find nothing to show that the white eyebrow is a seasonal 



ornament. Some birds possessing this were shot in the height of the 



breeding season, and others which were obtained in December and 



January had it just as distinctly marked. 



I have found this bird up to 4,000 feet, and have taken its nest at this 

 elevation. 



(191) P. socialis. — The Ashy Wren-Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 464 ; Hume, Nos. 534, 535, and 535 Bis. 

 Common here up to 3,000 feet, above which I have not met with 

 it. Irides tan-coloured. Tail obsoletely barred. I have never yet 

 met with a nest of this bird built in a leaf like that of Orthotomus. 

 (192) P. inornata.— The Indian Wren- Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 466 ; Hume, Nos. 543, 543 Bis, and 544. 

 Common up to about 3,000 feet. 



(193) P. blanfoedi. — The Burmese Wren-Warbler. 

 Oates, No. 468 ; Hume, No. 543 ter. and 544 quat. 

 A few wren- warblers occur here which are nearer this species than 

 the last, but they appear to run into one another very much and will, 

 I expect, be eventually both placed under the same name. As regards 

 the bill remaining brown in summer, females of the last species do not 

 attain the black bill. 



