Descriptive List of the Common Birds 
shaft grows longer as it nears the tip of the 
feather. These elongated outer feathers are 
turned upwards and outwards at the tip. 
Confined almost entirely to forests, and hence 
is very rarely seen in the plains. 
The Warblers, 28-33 
28. Orthotomus sutorius : The Indian Tailor 
Bird. (F. 374), (J. $30), (-1) 
A tiny brownie bird not unlike a wren with 
a respectable tail. Close inspection shows that 
the forehead is reddish, the back of the head 
grey, and the back brown, tinged with green. 
The lower plumage is dirty creamy white. 
There is a short black bar on each side of the 
neck, visible only when the bird stretches its 
neck to utter its note, but as the bird is con- 
tinually calling loudly to-wee, to-wee, to-wee, a 
little watching will soon reveal the black 
patch on the side of the neck. 
In the hot weather the two middle tail 
feathers of the cock exceed the others in 
length by fully two inches. These projecting, 
bristle-like tail feathers render it very easy to 
recognise the cock tailor bird in breeding 
plumage. 
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