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bushes, close to the head of the Carcoor Pass, leading from 

 Wynaad into lower Malabar ; but I have no doubt that it will be 

 found in suitable localities all through the Wynaad, Coorg, and the 

 Western Ghats. It has a most peculiar loud chuckling, ventrilo- 

 quising note, sometimes uttered on the wing, or from a bush, and 

 it frequently completely deceives you as to its whereabouts. It is 

 so loud as to draw your attention at once. 



The next species appears to have somewhat similar habits. 



541. Cisticola Tytleri, Blyth. 

 J. A. s. 



The Cream-colored Grass-Warbler. 



Descr. — The whole head, face and lower parts fulvous white ; 

 superciliary line, nape, and back, rusty; wings earthy l>rown, the 

 feathers edged pale ; rump uniform pale brown ; tail dark brown, 

 both above and below, very narrowly tipped with white. 



Such is the coloration of specimens presented to the Asiatic 

 Society by Colonel Tytler. One I procured at Dacca, differs a 

 good deal ; it has the head and upper parts pale rufous throughout, 

 but not nearly so pale as the specimen described ; the face and 

 lower parts whitish, tinged with brown yellow. 



Bill fleshy brown ; legs fleshy yellow ; irides buff. Length 4£ 

 inches; extent 5^; wing If; tail H ; bill at front T 3 ; tarsus f. 



Tytler first obtained this species at Dacca, and noticed its dis- 

 tinctness from the common one. He states that he found it in 

 Ion a- grass jungle, excessively wild in its habits, and difficult to 

 approach. I observed it in the same locality, but in bushy ground, 

 and I did not hear its note. I think that Blyth is right in con- 

 sidering Ty tier's specimens as young ; but from the observations 

 I made, and the only good specimen I secured, I am inclined with 

 Tytler to consider it distinct from C. erythrocephala of the Wynaad, 

 though allied, both in coloration and habits. 



A nearly allied species appears to exist in China, Cist, tinnin- 

 abulans, Swinhoe, which is described as 'jerking about high in 

 the air, whilst uttering its strange tinkling notes.' 



The next bird is one whose generic location is somewhat doubt- 

 ful. It exactly resembles Cisticola in its coloration and habits, 

 but is a much larger bird, and I propose to give it distinct 



