534 Mr. W. Jesse on the 
No. 382. ^Franklinia gracilis. Franklin's Wren- 
Warbler. 
I have only once observed this bird^ having met with a 
pair on May 9, 1901. To Mr. Benjamin Aitken is really 
due the credit of adding it to our local fauna. We were 
walking through some babool -jungle, when he called my 
attention to a loud note coming from one of the trees, and 
asked me what it was. On my expressing my ignorance, 
he advised me to shoot the bird, which I did, after some 
difficulty. About half the tail-feathers were missing, but 
whether this was due to the shot or to moult, I do not know. 
Possibly, though I hardly think so, this bird may be com- 
moner than it appears to be, for these little Wren- Warblers 
are apt to be overlooked. As they seldom range far," it is 
possible that this species breeds here, and I shall keep a look 
out for its nest ; but, up to date, I have never seen or heard 
of either nest or eggs that might belong to it. 
No. 384. Franklinia buchanani. Rufous-fronted Wren- 
Warbler. 
Phutki [H.]. Titmouse [Anglo-Indian boys] . 
The Hufous-fronted Wren-Warbler is not uncommon in 
grass-jungle, especially where there are ravines studded 
with babool. I have only once found the nest, a globular 
structure of grass, with a hole in the side near the top , it 
contained two eggs, whitish with faint red speckles. 
Average measurement of 5 Lucknow eggs '60" x -46". 
No. 402. Sylvia affinis. Iiidian Lesser White-throated 
Warbler. 
This bird is pretty generally spread over the Division in 
cold weather. It is particularly partial to the babool and 
grass-jungle along railway-lines. According to E,eid, it 
is also common in the thorn- and dhak-jungles near 
Rahimabad. The same authority states that it avoids 
mango-topes. 
No. 407. Phylloscopus tristis. Brown Willow-Warbler. 
This little bird is common during the cold weather in 
babool-jungle, where it may be seen going about in small 
