Classification According to Colour 
middle tail feathers of the cock grow over an 
inch longer than the others and project be- 
yond them like bristles. A very familiar wren- 
like bird. The brown has a greenish tint.) 
2. Sykes’s Tree-warbler (29). (Not unlike 
a solidly built wren, with a tail of average 
length, and not short like that of the wren.) 
3. The Streaked Wren-warbler (30). (This 
is distinguished from other warblers by the fact 
that its upper plumage is streaked with dark 
brown.) 
4. The Ashy Wren-warbler (31). (Makes 
a curious snapping noise as it flits about the 
bushes.) 
5. The Indian Wren-warblers (32 and 33). 
(Slender and loosely-knit, and make no snap- 
ping noise.) 
6. The Brown Flycatcher (55). (Charac- 
terised by its short tail and the fact that it 
constantly makes little sallies into the air after 
insects.) 
7. (Hen) Indian Bush Chat (63). (Reddish 
brown. Cock quite differently coloured.) 
8. The White-throated Munia (76). (Very 
thick bill, white throat and rump, and a note 
like the twitter of the sparrow; usually seen 
in small flocks.) 
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