Indian Birds 
The tailor bird is essentially a denizen of 
the compound, and frequently nests in the 
verandah. The nest is a wonderful structure. 
The walls are growing leaves, the edges of 
which the bird draws together by means of 
cotton or fibre. The nest is cosily lined with 
cotton-down. The tailor bird pierces in places 
the leafy wall of its nest and pushes some of 
the lining through these tiny apertures in order 
to keep the lining im situ. The nest should be 
looked for in the hot weather. (Illus. B. B., 
p- 103; also G. B., p. 64.) 
29. Hypolais rama: Sykes’s Tree-warbler. 
(F. 394), J- 553), (- 1.) 
This, too, is a dull-coloured little brownie 
bird. It visits India in great numbers in the 
winter, and is said to breed in Sind. In 
colouring it is much like the tailor bird, but it 
is more solidly built and has a narrow cream- 
coloured eyebrow. A little brown bird which 
is not the tailor bird, or one of the wren- 
warblers described below, is likely to be this 
species. 
30. Prinia lepida: The Streaked Wren- 
warbler. (F. 462), (J. §50), (-I.) 
Brown above and cream-coloured below. 
This little bird is easily distinguished from the 
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