PHYLLOSCOPIN.E. 195 



Bill dusky above, yellowish beneath ; legs greenish brown, yellow 

 internally and on the soles ; irides dark brown. Length 5£ 

 inches; extent 7£ ; wing*2f to 2\ ; tail 2 ; bill at front 10 mill.; 

 tarsus f . 



This Warbler is not common, but I have seen it in many parts of 

 the country. I got it in Central India near Jaulnah, on the 

 Northern Ghats, at Saugor, and at Mhow. It sometimes frequents 

 trees, but is more common in bushes and shrubs near rocks, and 

 especially on rocky cliffs, which it appears to affect much. It is 

 by no means rare on the cliffs of the Vindhian Mountains near 

 Mhow ; and at Saugor, I saw and watched it for some time among 

 some low brush-wood at the foot of a high wall adjoining my house. 

 It appears to be very rare at Calcutta, and I did not obtain it at 

 Darjeeling. 



Chloropeta, A. Smith, of S. Africa, appears nearly related to 

 Phylloscopus. 



The next group differs very slightly from Phylloscopus, but can, 

 in general, be readily recognised by a peculiar mode of colora- 

 tion. 



Gen. Eeguloides, Blyth. 



Syn. Phyllobasileus, Caban. 



Bill much as in Phylloscopus, or a trifle shorter comparatively ; 

 wings moderately long and more pointed, the 2nd primary being 

 very little shorter than the 4th ; tarsus and feet rather small. 



The birds placed under this genus, which was founded on the 

 Regulus modestus of Gould, are very similar in appearance and 

 structure to the Phylloscopus group, from which they may, in 

 general, be distinguished by a smaller size, and the head and wing- 

 coverts being usually variegated with some light markings. They 

 are mostly hill birds, migrating to the plains in the cold weather. 



The first on the list is much the largest of the group, and, but 

 for the light marking on the head, might have been classed under 

 Phylloscopus ; and, indeed, Mr. Blyth at one time observed that the 

 remarkable firmness of its wings and tail is peculiar, and prohibi- 

 tory of its association with either Regulokles or Abrornis, but he 

 now, I believe, places it under Eeguloides. 



