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131. Orthotomus longicauda, Gmelin. 



Frequents the mango and other trees in the Deccan ; flits among 

 the dense foliage in quest of insects. Cry loud and rasping. I have 

 frequently mistaken its call for that of the Common Mina (Acrido- 

 theres tristis) ; so loud and powerful is it : unless by its cry, it is 

 not easily discovered ; for its motions are noiseless. 



132. ?Prinia , sp. 



Bill straight ; nostrils covered with a delicate membrane. Size 

 of last species. Plumage lax, upper parts olive-brown, assuming 

 more of a rufous colour on the head and forehead ; a small black 

 spot on each side of the bill close to the eye ; throat black ; rest of 

 lower parts ochreous ; tail moderate, much worn ; wings short and 

 rounded ; lower extremities rather large ; a broad pad at the root 

 of hind toe ; iris red. Frequents the apricot and other trees on the 

 lower Himalayan Range ; not common or seen elsewhere. Its habits 

 are much like those of the Prinia. 



133. Pterocyclus lineatus (Vigors). 



Syn. Cinelosoma setifer, Hodgson. 



Frequents bushy places ; very tame, and allows one to approach 

 within a few yards ; flies from busb to bush with a fluttering feeble 

 flight. Pretty common on the lower Himalayan Range. 



134. Trochalopteron rufogulare (Hodgson). 



Frequents like situations with the last. Common on the lower 

 Himalayan Range, and around the vale of Cashmere. 



135. Pyctorhis sinensis (Gmelin). 



Syn. Timalia hypoleuca, Frankl. 



Tamarisk jungles of Scinde, common. Gregarious ; flight broken 

 and irregular; flits from bush to bush. 



136. Lanius lahtora, Sykes. 



Bombay, Scinde, Punjab, Lower Himalayas : common, but more 

 abundant in the first three countries. 



137. Lanius superciliosus, Linnaeus. 



Bombay, Scinde and Punjab, but nowhere common, and gene- 

 rally solitary. The differences of plumage of sexes are very great. 



138. Lanius hardwickii, Vigors. 



Very common at Poonah ; less so in Scinde. I never saw it on 

 the Western Himalayas. The rufous of the lower parts of the male 

 becomes very brilliant during the breeding- season. 



139. Lanius caniceps, Blyth. 



Deccan, Scinde, Punjab, and lower Himalayas, common. 



