154 STLVIAt).^. 



rayed, tlie central ones most strongly so. All but the central ones 

 narrowly tipped fulvous whitej and with an obscure subterminal dark 

 baud ; on the under surface, the shafts are white ; the ear-coverts min- 

 gled fulvous and pale rufous brown ; the sides of the neck streaked like 

 the back ; on either side of the throat descends from the gape, for about 

 half an inch, a band of tiny white feathers, with minute dd.rk centres, 

 so as to produce the appearance of two or thi'ee regular rows of httle 

 spots on ench side of the throat ; the chin and the centre of the throat, 

 breast and abdomen white, tinged buffy on the two latter, and with all 

 the feathers of the throat and breast very faintly and narrowly tipped 

 with brown, so as to produce the appearance of a number of narrow, 

 faint, transverse bars. The flanks, sides, vent and lower tail- coverts 

 are tinged with dull olive brown mingled with fulvous buff; the wing 

 lining is buffy white, and so are the inner margins of the inner webs of 

 the quills as seen from below. 



Length. — ( Of the dry skin ; female) about six inches, wing 1'9, tail 

 from vent 2'75, bill at front about 0-45, tarsus 0-7, tail from vent 2'75, 

 legs and feet fleshy, bill brown, pale fleshy on lower mandible. — {Kume, 

 S. F. i. p. 300.) 



Hab. — Sind(Kurrachee). 



Gen. Burnesia. — Blijth. 



Bill very slender ; vibrissaa minute ; tail as in the last ; tarsi long ; 

 other characters as in Drymoipus. 



Burnesia gracilis, Bupp. Atl. t. 2.6; P. C. 466, 1.; Str. F. vol. 

 V. p. 496. Burnesia lepida, Blyth, J. A. S.B.xiii. 376; xvi. 460; 

 Gould. B. Asia. pi. Je7'd. B. Ind. ii. p. 185, No. 550 ; Murray, Rdhk., 

 Zuol., Sj-a., Siitd^ p. 158. — The Streaked Ween Waebler. 



Head, back, scapulars and upper tail-coverts light olive grey, each 

 feather mesially streaked with dusky brown ; quills dusky brown, the 

 feathers margined on their outer webs with the colour of the back ; 

 lores and supercilium whitish; tail olive grey, the feathers with 

 distinct, but obsolete transverse dusky bars, a subterminal dark spot 

 on the inner web of each feather and tipped white ; chin, throat, 

 breast, belly and vent greyish white ; bill dusky brown ; the lower 

 mandible pale fleshy; irides yellowish brown. 



Length. — 5-25 to 5-5 inches, wing 1-75, tail 2'5, bill at front nearly 0'5. 



Hah. — Sind, Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Beloochistan and Persia; also 

 Bengal, Deccan,.Kutch, Kattiawar, Jeypore, Jodhpore and North Guzerat. 

 As in most parts of Western India, it is a resident iu Sind, breeding 

 from May to July. 



Gen. Scotocerca. 



Scotocerca inquieta, Bupp. Syst. Uehers. p. 56 ; Heugl. Ibis, 

 1869, p. 129; id. Orn. N. 0. Afr.i. p. 244; 8und. Meth. Nat. Av. 

 Tent. p. 7; Blf. Ibis, 1874; id. East. Persia ii. p. 207, pi xiii. f. 2; 

 8tr. F. i. 200; ii. 329; Murray, Ildbk, Zool.,8fc., Bind, p. 159. Malurus 

 inquietus, Liupp. Atl. Beise. N. Afr. Aves. p. 55. Ourruca famula, Hemp. 



