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Gen, Prinia, Horsfield. 



Char, — Bill moderately long, very slender, straight, entire; rictal 

 bristles distinct ; tail much graduated, rather long, of ten or twelve 

 feathers ; feet much as in Orthotomus. 



This genus differs from Orthotomus by its shorter and more 

 slender bill, more lengthened and graduated tail, and coloration. 

 In habits it differs but little, and some of them are quite Tailor- 

 birds as regards the nest. 



With ten tail-feathers. 

 The first species differs from the others in its longer toes and 

 claws, especially the posterior one ; also in its mode of coloration, 



532. Prinia flaviventris, Delessert. 



Orthotomus, apud Delessert— Blyth, Cat. 813— Horsf., 



Cat. 494. 



The Yellow-bellied Wren- Warbler. 



Descr. — Head, with lores and ear-coverts, dark ashy; back, 

 wings, and tail, dull olive-green; the quills dusky brown ; chin, 

 throat, and breast, white; the abdomen, vent, and under tail- 

 coverts, bright canary yellow. 



Bill black, fleshy at the base beneath ; legs deep yellow ; irides 

 reddish yellow. Length 5£ inches; wing If ; tail nearly 3 ; tarsus 

 11 ; bill at front i. 



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This pretty little bird is found, within our province, in the Nepal 

 Terai, and thence through Bengal to the Sunderbuns, extending 

 into Assam, Sylhet, all the Burmese countries, and the Malayan 

 Peninsula. It is abundant in the high grass jungles throughout 

 Lower Bengal, especially near the Ganges, where 1 have frequently 

 seen it, when beating for game. It is not found, that I am aware 

 of, in forest or tree jungle. It makes its way through the thick 

 grass and reeds, with great facility, and is generally seen in small 

 parties. It is certainly not found in the Neilgheiries, as stated by 

 Delessert, nor, I believe, in Southern India; but an allied species 

 has been lately noticed in Western India. Tickell describes the 

 nest to be " pensile," but quite open, being a hemisphere with one 

 side prolonged, by which it is suspended from a twig. The eggs 

 are bright brick-red, without spot. 



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